Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered ActsIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"adult" means a person who is 18 or more years of age;
"appeal" means an appeal under Part 4, Division 6 against a decision mentioned in section 48;
"applicant", for Part 4, means the eligible victim by or for whom an application for immediate assistance or an award is made;
"approved form" means a form approved under section 66 ;
"assessor", of an application for an award, means the assessor appointed under section 24 who is deciding the application;
"assistance" means counselling or financial assistance;
"award" means an award of financial assistance under Part 4, Division 4;
"child" means a person who is less than 18 years of age;
"compensable injury" has the meaning in section 7(1) ;
"counselling" means counselling provided under the counselling scheme;
"counselling scheme" means the Victims Counselling Scheme established by section 20;
"Court" means the Local Court;
"CVSU" means the Crime Victims Services Unit established under the Victims of Crime Rights and Services Act ;
"Director" means the person holding or occupying the office of Director of the CVSU under the Victims of Crime Rights and Services Act ;
"eligible victim", for Part 4, means a primary victim, secondary victim or family victim of a violent act;
"family victim" has the meaning in section 13 ;
"financial assistance" means any of the following under the financial assistance scheme:
(a) an immediate payment for financial loss;
(b) an award for financial loss;
(c) an award for a compensable injury;
"financial assistance scheme" means the Victims Financial Assistance Scheme established by section 23;
"Fund" means the Victims Assistance Fund established by section 60;
"guidelines" means guidelines issued under section 65 ;
"immediate payment" means a payment of financial assistance under
Part 4,
Division 2;
"injury" has the meaning in section 6;
"medical expenses" includes expenses for any of the following:
(a) medical, surgical, dental, ophthalmic, psychological or psychiatric treatment;
(b) transportation by ambulance;
(c) hospitalisation;
(d) physiotherapy;
"offender", in relation to a violent act, means a person who committed the act or is alleged to have committed the act;
"primary victim" has the meaning in section 9 ;
"related victim" has the meaning in section 15 ;
"secondary victim" has the meaning in section 11 ;
"standard amount", for a compensable injury, means the amount prescribed by regulation under section 7(2);
"violent act" has the meaning in section 5.