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Victims of Crime Assistance (Procedure) Rules 2005

S.R. No. 106/2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1.Object

2.Authorising provisions

3.Commencement

4.Amendment to application for assistance

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STATUTORY RULES 2005

S.R. No. 106/2005

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996

Victims of Crime Assistance (Procedure) Rules 2005

The Chief Magistrate together with 2 Deputy Chief Magistrates jointly make the following Rules:

1.Object

The object of these Rules is to amend a form of application.

2.Authorising provisions

These Rules are made under section 57 of the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 and all other enabling powers.

3.Commencement

These Rules come into operation on 1 October 2005.

4.Amendment to application for assistance

In Form 1 to the Victims of Crime Assistance (Procedure) Rules 1997[1]—

(a)after—

"Date of Birth—

Sex     Male    o       Female    o",

insert—

"Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin?*

(Persons of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin should mark both "Yes" boxes)

No   o       Yes, Aboriginal   o       
Yes, Torres Strait Islander   o

*NOTE:This information will enable the Tribunal to provide you with information to assist your application."; and

(b)after—

"Who committed the act of violence?—

Sex of alleged offender    Male   o     Female   o",

insert—

"Was the alleged offender a family member or domestic partner of the victim?*    Yes   o        No   o

If Yes, how are you related to the offender?  I am their—

(eg: wife, son, father, step-sister, former domestic partner)

*NOTE:This information is for data collection purposes only.".

Dated:    1 September 2005

IAN L. GRAY,

Chief Magistrate

PAUL D. GRANT,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

PAUL A. SMITH,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

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[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 64/1997.  Reprint No. 1 as at 9 March 2000.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 69/1999.  Subsequently amended by S.R. No. 76/2002.