Victorian Consolidated Regulations

VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE (SPECIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) REGULATIONS 2021 - REG 9

    (1)     For the purposes of section 8A(6)(b) of the Act, the prescribed higher maximum amount in relation to a category D act of violence (other than in the circumstances set out in regulation 7 or 8) is $1300 if the circumstances set out in subregulation (2) apply.

    (2)     For the purposes of section 8A(6)(c) of the Act and subregulation (1), the prescribed circumstances are the circumstances in which—

        (a)     as a direct result of the act of violence, the victim is a victim of related criminal acts; or

        (b)     on the date of the act of violence (or the date of any criminal act in the case of related criminal acts), the victim—

              (i)     was a child under 18 years of age; or

              (ii)     was elderly; or

              (iii)     had impaired mental functioning.