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VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2009 - SECT 23

Assistance for victim available only in 1 capacity

23 Assistance for victim available only in 1 capacity

(1) This section applies if a person is a victim of an act of violence in 2 or more of the following capacities—
(a) primary victim;
(b) parent secondary victim;
(c) witness secondary victim;
(d) related victim.
(2) The person is eligible for victim assistance in relation to the act of violence in only 1 of the capacities.
(3) This section does not prevent—
(a) a primary victim of an act of violence also being granted assistance for funeral expenses for the unborn child of the primary victim; or
(b) a witness secondary victim or related victim of an act of violence also being granted assistance for funeral expenses for—
(i) a primary victim of the act of violence; or
(ii) an unborn child of a primary victim of the act of violence.



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