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Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016
15Meaning of class C related victim
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15 Meaning of class C related victim
class C related victim means a person who, at the time a primary
(a) is financially independent of the primary victim; and
(b) is a family member of the primary victim.
family member, of a primary victim, means a person who is—
(a) a brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother or
half-sister of the primary victim; or
(b) if the primary victim was an Aboriginal or a Torres Strait
Islander person—regarded, in accordance with the traditions and
customs of the primary victim’s Aboriginal community or
Torres Strait Islander community, as a person mentioned in
paragraph (a).