Victorian Current Acts

CORRECTIONS ACT 1986 - SECT 47AA

In this Division—

"family member", in relation to a person, means—

        (a)     a partner of the person; or

        (b)     a parent, step-parent, legal guardian or grandparent of the person or of a partner of the person; or

        (c)     a child or grandchild (of any age) of the person or of a partner of the person or a child of whom that person or the person's partner is a guardian; or

        (d)     a sibling or a step-sibling of the person or of a partner of the person; or

        (e)     a child (of any age) of a sibling of the person or of a sibling of a partner of the person; or

        (f)     a child (of any age) of a sibling of a parent of the person or of a sibling of a parent of a partner of the person; or

        (g)     a person who has or has had an intimate personal relationship with that person; or

        (h)     a child who normally or regularly resides with that person; or

              (i)     another person who is or has been ordinarily a member of the household of that person;

"victim" means—

        (a)     a natural person who has suffered injury, loss or damage (including grief, distress, trauma or other significant adverse effect) as a direct result of an offence, whether or not that injury, loss or damage was reasonably foreseeable by the offender; or

        (b)     a family member of a person to whom paragraph (a) applies.

S. 47A (Heading) amended by No. 45/2019 s. 23(1).

S. 47A inserted by No. 45/2001 s. 33, amended by No. 45/2019 s. 23(2).