1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Victims Support and Rehabilitation Regulation 2006.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on the commencement of section 5 of the Victims Support and Rehabilitation Amendment Act 2006.
3 Definition
(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.
4 Statutory compensation for prescribed expenses
(1) For the purposes of section 14A (2) of the Act, the kinds of actual expenses that may be paid to a primary victim of an act of violence as statutory compensation for prescribed expenses are expenses incurred for any of the following:(a) the provision of ambulance services,(b) the provision of dental services,(c) the provision of physiotherapy services,(d) the replacement or repair of prescription glasses or prescription contact lenses,(e) the provision of domestic assistance, such as personal care and home help, to the primary victim during the victim’s recovery from the act of violence,(f) the cleaning of any property (other than clothing or other wearable items),(g) the provision of security measures.(2) For the purposes of section 14A (4) of the Act, the maximum amount that may be awarded in respect of each of the expenses referred to in subclause (1) (e)–(g) is $500.