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New South Wales
Victims Rights and Support Amendment
(Motor Vehicles) Bill 2018
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Schedule 1 Amendment of Victims Rights and Support Act 2013 No 37 3
I certify that this public bill, which originated in the Legislative Assembly, has finally passed
the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly,
Sydney, , 2018
New South Wales
Victims Rights and Support Amendment
(Motor Vehicles) Bill 2018
Act No , 2018
An Act to amend the Victims Rights and Support Act 2013 to provide for the eligibility of certain
persons to make applications for victims support in respect of an act of violence that involved a
member of the person's immediate family being intentionally killed by a motor vehicle.
I have examined this bill and find it to correspond in all respects with the bill as finally
passed by both Houses.
Assistant Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Victims Rights and Support Amendment (Motor Vehicles) Bill 2018 [NSW]
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Victims Rights and Support Amendment (Motor Vehicles) Act 2018.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
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Victims Rights and Support Amendment (Motor Vehicles) Bill 2018 [NSW]
Schedule 1 Amendment of Victims Rights and Support Act 2013 No 37
Schedule 1 Amendment of Victims Rights and Support Act
2013 No 37
[1] Section 25 Persons not eligible for support
Insert after section 25 (2):
(2A) Exception to ineligibility for motor vehicle accidents
Despite subsection (2), a family victim is eligible to receive victims support in
respect of an act of violence referred to in that subsection if:
(a) the act of violence took the form of the intentional killing of the primary
victim, and
(b) a person has been charged with murder in relation to the death of the
primary victim.
[2] Section 44 Reasons for not approving the giving of victims support or for reducing
amount of financial support or recognition payment
Insert after section 44 (6):
(6A) If the Commissioner is satisfied that an applicant for victims support, who is a
family victim referred to in section 25 (2A), may be entitled to any damages
under the Compensation to Relatives Act 1897, or any payment under the
Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017, in respect of the act of violence to which the
application relates, the Commissioner is to postpone the determination of the
application until any entitlement to those damages or to that payment (as the
case may be) has been determined.
[3] Schedule 2 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Insert at the end of the Schedule, with appropriate Part and clause numbering:
Part Provision consequent on enactment of Victims
Rights and Support Amendment (Motor Vehicles)
Act 2018
Amendments do not apply to acts of violence that occurred before the
amendments commenced
(1) Section 25 (2A), as inserted by the amending Act, does not apply to an
application for victims support relating to an act of violence that occurred
before the commencement of the subsection.
(2) In this clause:
amending Act means the Victims Rights and Support Amendment (Motor
Vehicles) Act 2018.
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