Victims Support and Rehabilitation Regulation 2012 (NSW)

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996.

Attorney General

1Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Victims Support and Rehabilitation Regulation 2012.

2Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

Note—

This regulation replaces the Victims Support and Rehabilitation Regulation 2006 which would otherwise be repealed on 1 September 2012 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3Definition(1)

In this Regulation:

the Act means the Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996.

(2)

Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

4Exclusions from Victims Assistance(1)

For the purposes of section 14A (4) (b) of the Act, the following are expenses for which a person may not be compensated under section 14A of the Act:

• (a)

  counselling services,

• (b)

  except as provided by subclause (2), the replacement or repair of personal effects,

• (c)

  the cleaning of clothing or other wearable items.

(2)

Despite subclause (1) (b), expenses for the replacement or repair of prescription glasses, prescription contact lenses or medical aids (such as dentures, prostheses or hearing aids) that are lost or damaged as a direct result of the act of violence, are expenses for which a person may be compensated under section 14A of the Act.

5Classes of offences to which compensation levy does not apply

For the purposes of section 78 (1) of the Act, Part 5 of the Act does not apply to the following classes of offences:

• (a)

  offences relating to engaging in offensive conduct,

• (b)

  offences relating to the use of offensive language,

• (c)

  offences relating to travelling on public transport without paying the fare or without a ticket,

• (d)

  offences relating to the parking, standing or waiting of a vehicle.

6Repeal and savings(1)

The Victims Support and Rehabilitation Regulation 2006 is repealed.

(2)

Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Victims Support and Rehabilitation Regulation 2006, had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation.