34Definitions

34 Definitions

34 Definitions

In this Division—

category of recognition payment means a category of recognition payment described in section 35.

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.

series of related acts has the same meaning as in section 19 (4).

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).

sexual touching or sexual act means sexual touching (within the meaning of Division 10 of Part 3 of the Crimes Act 1900) 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.

s 34: Am 2018 No 30, Sch 5.7[9A]; 2018 No 33, Sch 5.15 [4].