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](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015). > > **s 22:** Am 2024 No 92, Sch 1\[8\]–\[11\].