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Victims of Crime Assistance (Procedure) Rules
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S.R. No. 106/2005
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Rule Page
1. Object 1
2. Authorising provisions 1
3. Commencement 1
4. Amendment to application for assistance 1
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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 ❏ Female ❏",
insert—
"Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
origin?*
(Persons of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander origin should mark both "Yes" boxes)
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No ❏ Yes, Aboriginal ❏
Yes, Torres Strait Islander ❏
*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 ❏ Female ❏",
insert—
"Was the alleged offender a family member or
domestic partner of the victim?* Yes ❏ No ❏
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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ENDNOTES
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.
Endnotes
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