Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016

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Select version to search Documents version All versions R10 (current) 26 November 2025 R9 1 July 2025 - 25 November 2025 R8 20 June 2024 - 30 June 2025 R7 22 November 2023 - 19 June 2024 R6 13 September 2023 - 21 November 2023 R5 2 July 2021 - 12 September 2023 R4 2 July 2020 - 1 July 2021 R3 14 November 2019 - 1 July 2020 R2 1 May 2017 - 13 November 2019 R1 1 July 2016 - 30 April 2017 As notified 1 July 2016 Clear Search Current law Regulations & instruments Point-in-time versions Law history Current version Notes Proposed amendments by Crimes (Coercive Control) Amendment Bill 2026 . Proposed amendments by Family, Personal and Sexual Violence Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 . Effective Files/Formats Version Published Notes 26 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R10 26 November 2025 Republication for amendments by A2025-29 Administering Minister and Directorate Minister for Human Rights - Justice and Community Safety Directorate Legislative instruments Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws Name Status Classifier Type Under Effective Year and No Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016 None Subordinate laws s 101 1 July 2026 SL2016-10 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Appropriately Qualified Non-Government Agencies) Guideline 2016 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 87 1 July 2016 - 5 September 2016 NI2016-317 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Recovery from Offenders) Guideline 2016 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 87 1 July 2016 NI2016-318 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2016 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 101 1 July 2016 - 2 September 2016 SL2016-25 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Appropriately Qualified Non-Government Agencies) Guideline 2016 (No 2) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 87 6 September 2016 - 28 May 2019 NI2016-486 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 101 31 October 2018 - 1 November 2018 SL2018-20 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Appropriately Qualified Non-Government Agencies) Guideline 2019 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 87 29 May 2019 - 14 July 2025 NI2019-327 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2019 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 101 1 July 2019 - 2 July 2019 SL2019-12 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2020 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 101 1 July 2020 - 2 July 2020 SL2020-23 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2021 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 101 1 July 2021 - 2 July 2021 SL2021-11 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2022 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 101 1 July 2022 - 2 July 2022 SL2022-11 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2023 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 101 1 July 2023 - 2 July 2023 SL2023-13 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2024 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 101 1 July 2024 - 2 July 2024 SL2024-7 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2025 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 101 1 July 2025 - 2 July 2025 SL2025-9 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Appropriately Qualified Non-Government Agencies) Guideline 2025 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 87 15 July 2025 NI2025-399 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Regulation 2026 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 101 1 July 2026 - 2 July 2026 SL2026-8 Point-in-time versions Enter a date to find a version from 1 July 2016 onwards : The following table lists 10 point in time versions. 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Effective Files/Formats Version Published Notes 26 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R10 26 November 2025 Republication for amendments by A2025-29 1 July 2025 - 25 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R9 1 July 2025 Republication for amendments by A2024-28 20 June 2024 - 30 June 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R8 20 June 2024 Republication for amendments by A2024-28 22 November 2023 - 19 June 2024 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R7 22 November 2023 Republication for amendments by A2023-45 13 September 2023 - 21 November 2023 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R6 13 September 2023 Republication for amendments by A2023-33 2 July 2021 - 12 September 2023 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R5 2 July 2021 Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (pt 20) 2 July 2020 - 1 July 2021 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R4 2 July 2020 Republication for expiry of provision (s 98) 14 November 2019 - 1 July 2020 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R3 14 November 2019 Republication for amendments by A2019-42 1 May 2017 - 13 November 2019 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R2 1 May 2017 Republication for amendments by A2016-42 as amended by A2017-10 1 July 2016 - 30 April 2017 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R1 1 July 2016 Republication for new Act and amendments by A2016-37 1 July 2016 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word As notified 16 March 2016 Bill and Explanatory statement The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Bill 2016 . Notification statement The Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016 has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001. Notified: 16 March 2016 (Parliamentary Counsel) Act as notified Date notified Effective Files/Formats Notes 16 March 2016 1 July 2016 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word Commencement Provision Commencement date Commencement method s 1, s 2 16 March 2016 LA s 75 (1) remainder 1 July 2016 s 2 (1) (a) Expiries Provision Expiry date Expiry method pt 20 1 July 2021 (midnight) s 205 s 98 1 July 2020 (midnight) s 98 (3) Amendments For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law. Year and number Amending law Amending provision Commencement date A2023-33 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2023 sch 2 pt 2.8 13 September 2023 A2023-45 Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Act 2023 pt 11 22 November 2023 A2024-28 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Act 2024 s 6, s 7, s 11, s 13, s 14, s 16 20 June 2024 A2024-28 Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Act 2024 s 4, s 5, ss 8-10, s 12, s 15, s 17 1 July 2025 A2019-42 Statute Law Amendment Act 2019 sch 3 pt 3.25 14 November 2019 A2016-42 Family Violence Act 2016 sch 3 pt 3.21 1 May 2017 A2016-37 Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2016 sch 1 pt 1.21 1 July 2016 A2025-29 Statute Law Amendment Act 2025 sch 3 pt 3.100, sch 4 pt 4.189 26 November 2025 Subscribe to this law About this site Contact us Disclaimer Privacy Accessibility Copyright Glossary Abbreviation key Related links Acknowledgement of Country Copyright 2001 ACT Government. 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