6Immediate access to counselling services

6 Immediate access to counselling services

6 Immediate access to counselling services

(1) Without limiting clause 5(3), the Commissioner may consider a person to be a victim of an act of violence or act of modern slavery, or a family victim of a road crime, for the purposes of authorising payments for approved counselling services for that person in accordance with this Part.

(2) Subclause (1) is subject to any subsequent finding by the Commissioner that the person is not a victim of an act of violence or act of modern slavery, or a family victim of a road crime.

cl 6: Am 2023 (260), sec 3(2); 2024 No 92, Sch 2[2] [3].