Queensland Consolidated Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2009 - SECT 23

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.