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Victims Rights and Support Act 2013
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#### 34 Definitions
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> In this Division—
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> category of recognition payment means a category of recognition payment described in section 35.
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> recognition payment means a payment made in recognition of the trauma suffered by a victim of an act of violence or act of modern slavery.
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> series of related acts has the same meaning as in section 19 (4).
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> sexual assault has the meaning it has in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (e) of the definition of sexual assault and domestic violence in section 19 (8).
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> sexual touching or sexual act means sexual touching (within the meaning of Division 10 of Part 3 of the [Crimes Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-040)) of a person without his or her consent or sexual touching of a child under the age of 16 years or the carrying out of a sexual act (within the meaning of that Division) with or towards a child under the age of 16 years.
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> **s 34:** Am 2018 No 30, Sch 5.7\[9A\]; 2018 No 33, Sch 5.15 \[4\].