20Meaning of “primary victim”

20 Meaning of “primary victim”

20 Meaning of “primary victim”

(1) A primary victim of an act of violence or act of modern slavery is a person who is injured, or dies, as a direct result of that act.

(2) A primary victim of an act of violence or act of modern slavery extends to a person who is injured, or dies, as a direct result of—

(a) trying to prevent another person from committing that act, or

(b) trying to help or rescue another person against whom that act is being committed or has just been committed, or

(c) trying to arrest another person who is committing, or who has just committed, that act.

s 20: Am 2018 No 30, Sch 5.7[4].