Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment No. 1 Rules 2014 (Vic)

Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment No. 1 Rules 2014

S.R. No. 13/2014

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Lodgement of applications for assistance

═══════════════

ENDNOTES

STATUTORY RULES 2014

S.R. No. 13/2014

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996

Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment No. 1 Rules 2014

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

1Object

The object of these Rules is to amend the Victims of Crime Assistance Rules 2010 to make further provision for the lodgement of applications for assistance.

2Authorising provisions

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

3Commencement

These Rules come into operation on 14 April 2014.

4Lodgement of applications for assistance

For Rule 7(1) of the Victims of Crime Assistance Rules 2010[1] substitute—

"(1)Unless subrule (2) applies, an application for assistance to the Tribunal must be lodged with or posted to a registrar of the Tribunal—

(a)at the venue of the Tribunal nominated by the Chief Magistrate; or

(b)in the absence of any nomination by the Chief Magistrate—

(i)at the venue of the Tribunal that is closest to the applicant's place of residence; or

(ii)if there is more than one applicant in relation to an act of violence and the applicants are not close family members, at the venue of the Tribunal that is closest to the place where the act of violence occurred.

(1A)For the purposes of subrule (1)(a), the Chief Magistrate may from time to time, by notice published in the Government Gazette, nominate a venue of the Tribunal as the venue at which an application must be lodged with or posted to, whether generally or for a particular class of application.".

Dated:    8 April 2014

PETER LAURITSEN,

Chief Magistrate

BARRY B. BRAUN,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

JELENA POPOVIC,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

═══════════════

ENDNOTES

[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 84/2010.