22Meaning of “family victim”

22 Meaning of “family victim”

22 Meaning of “family victim”

(1) A family victim of an act of violence is a person who is, at the time that act is committed, a member of the immediate family of a primary victim of that act who has died as a direct result of that act.

(1A) A family victim of a road crime is a person who is, at the time the road crime is committed, a member of the immediate family of a person who has died as a result of the road crime.

(2) It is immaterial whether or not the person suffers an injury in connection with the act of violence or death.

(3) A member of the immediate family of a primary victim or a person who dies as a result of a road crime is—

(a) the victim’s or person’s spouse, or

(b) the victim’s or person’s de facto partner who has cohabited with the victim or person for at least 2 years, or

(c) a parent, guardian or step-parent of the victim or person, or

(d) a child or step-child of the victim or person or some other child of whom the victim or person is the guardian, or

(e) a brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, step-brother or step-sister of the victim or person.

Note.

“De facto partner” is defined in section 21C of the Interpretation Act 1987.

s 22: Am 2024 No 92, Sch 1[8]–[11].