Victims Rights and Support Act 2013
38Applications for victims support
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38 Applications for victims support
38 Applications for victims support
(1) An application for victims support may be made by the following—
(a) a victim of an act of violence or act of modern slavery,
(a1) a family victim of a road crime,
(b) a parent, step-parent or guardian of a primary victim who is a child,
(c) any other person, on behalf of a victim, who has a genuine interest in the welfare of that victim.
(2) The application is to be made to the Commissioner in the approved form, which is to be supplied by the Commissioner free of charge.
s 38: Am 2018 No 30, Sch 5.7[10]; 2024 No 92, Sch 1[23].