Queensland Consolidated Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2009 - SECT 39

39 Composition of assistance

The assistance granted under section 38 (1) to a primary victim of an act of violence may consist of 1 or more of the following components—

(a) reasonable counselling expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim as a direct result of the act of violence;

(b) reasonable medical expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim as a direct result of the act of violence;

(c) reasonable incidental travel expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim as a direct result of the act of violence;

(d) reasonable report expenses incurred by the victim for the victim’s application for assistance (including expenses incurred for an examination under section 73 );

(e) loss of earnings of up to $20,000 suffered, or reasonably likely to be suffered, by the victim, as a direct result of the act of violence, during a period of up to 2 years after the act of violence;

(f) expenses incurred by the victim for loss of or damage to clothing the victim was wearing when the act of violence happened;

(g) if exceptional circumstances exist for the victim, other reasonable expenses incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the victim to significantly help the victim recover from the act of violence;

Examples of other reasonable expenses—

• relocation expenses

• costs of securing the victim’s place of residence or business

(h) special assistance in relation to the act of violence.