Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996 No 115

Table of versions

Effective date	Publication date	Amendments included
01 November 2011	01 November 2011	2011 No 41
17 October 2011	17 October 2011	2011 No 38
01 January 2011	01 January 2011	2010 No 135
17 September 2010	17 September 2010	2010 No 9
09 July 2010	09 July 2010	2010 No 59
01 July 2010	01 July 2010	2010 No 63
19 May 2010	19 May 2010	2010 No 19
06 July 2009	06 July 2009	2007 No 94
01 July 2009	01 July 2009	2009 No 49
10 December 2008	10 December 2008	2008 No 122
03 November 2008	03 November 2008	2008 No 54
10 March 2008	10 March 2008	2007 No 80
12 March 2007	12 March 2007	2006 No 127
16 February 2007	16 February 2007	2006 No 127
22 December 2006	22 December 2006	2006 No 127
04 December 2006	04 December 2006	2006 No 120
20 June 2006	20 June 2006	2006 No 58
01 January 2006	01 January 2006	2005 No 77
15 August 2005	15 August 2005	2005 No 28
01 July 2005	01 July 2005	2005 No 64
06 July 2004	06 July 2004	2004 No 55
07 July 2003	07 July 2003	2001 No 121
23 June 2003	23 June 2003	2003 No 10
18 January 2002	18 January 2002	2001 No 85
17 July 2001	17 July 2001	2001 No 56

Original legislation

This Act has also been amended by regulations under sec 12.

Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996 No 115

Assented to 02.12.1996.

Previously Victims Compensation Act 1996.

Date of commencement (cll 1, 2 and 3 of Sch 3 excepted), 2.4.1997, sec 2 (1) and GG No 31 of 27.3.1997, p 1667.

Date of commencement of cll 1, 2 and 3 of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (2).

Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No 41

Assented to 13.09.2011.

Date of commencement of Sch 5.61, 1.11.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (559) LW 28.10.2011.

Courts and Other Legislation Further Amendment Act 2011 No 38

Assented to 13.09.2011.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, 17.10.2011, sec 2 (2) and 2011 (543) LW 14.10.2011.

Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2010 No 135

Assented to 07.12.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 18, 1.1.2011, sec 2 (2) (b) and 2010 (714) LW 17.12.2010.

Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No 63

Assented to 28.06.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.15, 1.7.2010, Sch 1.15.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 No 59

Assented to 28.06.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.103, 9.7.2010, sec 2 (2).

Relationships Register Act 2010 No 19

Assented to 19.05.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (2).

Crimes Amendment (Child Pornography and Abuse Material) Act 2010 No 9

Assented to 28.04.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 17.9.2010, sec 2 (1) and 2010 (517) LW 10.9.2010.

NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 No 49

Assented to 26.06.2009.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (305) LW 1.7.2009.

State Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2008 No 122

Assented to 10.12.2008.

Date of commencement of Sch 14, assent, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2008 No 114

Assented to 10.12.2008.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.37, assent, sec 2 (2).

Children (Criminal Proceedings) Amendment Act 2008 No 54

Assented to 01.07.2008.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 3.11.2008, sec 2 (1) and GG No 138 of 31.10.2008, p 10469.

Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007 No 94

Assented to 13.12.2007.

Date of commencement of Schs 1.101, 2 and 4, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.

Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 No 80

Assented to 07.12.2007.

Date of commencement, 10.3.2008, sec 2 and GG No 30 of 7.3.2008, p 1429.

Victims Support and Rehabilitation Amendment Act 2006 No 127

Assented to 04.12.2006.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1] [2] [8]–[10] [12] [13] [17] [21]–[27] [29] [30] and [39]–[48], 22.12.2006, sec 2 and GG No 189 of 22.12.2006, p 11549.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [3]–[7] [11] [14]–[16] [18]–[20] [28] [31]–[38] and [49], 16.2.2007, sec 2 and GG No 32 of 16.2.2007, p 821.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 12.3.2007, sec 2 and GG No 41 of 9.3.2007, p 1712.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2006 No 120

Assented to 04.12.2006.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (2).

Crimes Amendment (Apprehended Violence) Act 2006 No 73

Assented to 27.10.2006.

The amendment was not commenced and the Act was repealed by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007 No 27.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 No 58

Assented to 20.06.2006.

Date of commencement of Sch 3.21, assent, sec 2 (2).

Defamation Act 2005 No 77

Assented to 26.10.2005.

Date of commencement, 1.1.2006, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005 No 64

Assented to 01.07.2005.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.66, assent, sec 2 (2).

Civil Procedure Act 2005 No 28

Assented to 01.06.2005.

Date of commencement of Sch 5.48, 15.8.2005, sec 2 (1) and GG No 100 of 10.8.2005, p 4205.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 No 55

Assented to 06.07.2004.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.44, assent, sec 2 (2).

Victims Legislation Amendment Act 2003 No 10

Assented to 05.06.2003.

Date of commencement, 23.6.2003, sec 2 and GG No 101 of 20.6.2003, p 5777.

Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001 No 121

Assented to 19.12.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.

Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2001 No 85

Assented to 28.11.2001.

Date of commencement, 18.1.2002, sec 2 and GG No 25 of 18.1.2002, p 177.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001 No 56

Assented to 17.07.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.49, assent, sec 2 (2).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2000 No 93

Assented to 08.12.2000.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.28, assent, sec 2 (2).

Victims Compensation Amendment Act 2000 No 41

Assented to 26.06.2000.

Date of commencement, Sch 1 [22]–[24] excepted, 14.7.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 88 of 14.7.2000, p 6233.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [22]–[24], assent, sec 2 (2).

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999 No 94

Assented to 08.12.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.60, 3.4.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 42 of 31.3.2000, p 2487.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.72, assent, sec 2 (4).

Date of commencement of Sch 4.169, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12184.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999 No 85

Assented to 03.12.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).

Criminal Procedure Amendment (Sexual Assault Communications Privilege) Act 1999 No 48

Assented to 01.11.1999.

Date of commencement, 5.11.1999, sec 2 and GG No 126 of 5.11.1999, p 10403.

Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 No 41

Assented to 08.07.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.16, 5.10.1999, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 10.9.1999, p 8699.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 31

Assented to 07.07.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 5, assent, sec 2 (1).

Drug Court Act 1998 No 150

Assented to 08.12.1998.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.7, 5.2.1999, sec 2 and GG No 17 of 5.2.1999, p 575.

Victims Compensation Amendment Act 1998 No 134

Assented to 30.11.1998.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1]–[6] [19]–[23] and [27]–[29], 7.4.1999, sec 2 and GG No 39 of 1.4.1999, p 2575.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [7]–[18] and [24]–[26], 15.2.1999, sec 2 and GG No 19 of 12.2.1999, p 613.

Crimes Amendment (Child Pornography) Act 1997 No 142

Assented to 17.12.1997.

Date of commencement, 25.1.1998, sec 2 and GG No 7 of 16.1.1998, p 279.

Fines Act 1996 No 99

Assented to 26.11.1996.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 27.1.1998, sec 2 (1) and GG No 1 of 2.1.1998, p 4.

This is a consolidated list of all history notes for this title. View the history notes inline to see the point-in-time history of provisions for a particular historical version by clicking the Turn history notes on button.

Long title	Am 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 1	Am 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [2].
Sec 3	Am 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [3] [4]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [1].
Sec 5	Am 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [1]; 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [1]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [2].
Part 2, heading	Am 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [5].
Sec 9	Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [2]; 2010 No 19, Sch 3.124 [1] [2].
Sec 14	Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [3]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [3].
Sec 14A	Ins 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [4]. Am 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [4]–[12].
Sec 15	Am 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [13].
Sec 16	Am 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [6]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [14].
Sec 18	Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [5] [6]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [15].
Sec 19A	Ins 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [2]. Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [7]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [15].
Sec 20	Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [8]–[12]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [15].
Part 2, Div 3A, heading	Ins 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [7].
Sec 21	Am 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [3]–[5]. Subst 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [7]. Am 2000 No 93, Sch 1.28 [1] [2]; 2003 No 10, Sch 3; 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [13]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [16]–[21].
Sec 21A	Ins 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 22	Am 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [8]; 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [14]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [22].
Sec 23	Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [15] [16]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [23] [24].
Sec 23A	Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [25].
Sec 24	Am 1999 No 41, Sch 4.16; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.60 [1].
Sec 25	Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [17]; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.101 [1].
Sec 26	Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [18]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [26].
Secs 26A, 26B	Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [27].
Sec 29	Am 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [9]; 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [19] [20]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [15] [28] [29].
Sec 30	Am 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [10] [11]; 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [21]–[23].
Sec 31	Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [24]–[26].
Sec 32	Am 2005 No 28, Sch 5.48 [1].
Sec 33	Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [27].
Sec 33A	Ins 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [12]. Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [28].
Sec 34	Am 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [13] [14]; 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [29] [30].
Sec 35	Am 2006 No 58, Sch 3.21; 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [31]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [15] [30]–[33].
Part 2, Div 6, heading	Subst 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [32].
Sec 35A	Ins 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [33]. Am 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [15].
Sec 36	Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [34]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [34].
Sec 37	Am 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [35].
Sec 38	Am 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [36] [37].
Sec 42	Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [35]–[38]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [15] [38].
Sec 43	Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.72 [1].
Sec 44	Am 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [7].
Sec 45	Am 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [8].
Sec 46	Am 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [9]; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.60 [2].
Sec 46A	Ins 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [10].
Sec 49	Am 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [11] [12].
Sec 52	Am 2005 No 28, Sch 5.48 [2]; 2007 No 94, Schs 1.101 [2], 2.
Sec 53	Am 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [13]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [22].
Sec 54	Am 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [15]; 2005 No 28, Sch 5.48 [3]; 2006 No 120, Sch 2.109; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.101 [3].
Sec 55	Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2.
Sec 57	Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.72 [2].
Sec 58	Am 2011 No 41, Sch 5.61.
Secs 58A, 58B	Ins 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [14].
Part 2, Div 9	Ins 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [15].
Secs 58C–58K	Ins 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [15].
Sec 58L	Ins 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [15]. Am 2007 No 94, Schs 2, 4.
Sec 58M	Ins 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [15].
Part 3, heading	Am 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [16].
Sec 63	Am 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [17].
Sec 65A	Ins 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [18].
Sec 68	Am 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [16]; 2004 No 55, Sch 2.44.
Sec 69	Am 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [17]; 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [19]; 2009 No 49, Sch 2.61; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [39].
Part 4, Div 1, heading	Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.72 [3].
Sec 70	Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.60 [3], 4.72 [4].
Sec 71	Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.60 [2], 4.72 [4].
Sec 72	Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.72 [4] [5].
Sec 73	Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.72 [4].
Sec 74	Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.199 [1]; 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [39].
Sec 75	Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [39] [40].
Sec 76	Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.72 [4].
Part 4, Div 2	Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.72 [6].
Sec 77A	Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.72 [6]. Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2.
Sec 77B	Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.72 [6]. Am 2001 No 56, Sch 2.49.
Secs 77C, 77D	Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.72 [6].
Sec 77E	Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.72 [6]. Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.199 [2] [3].
Sec 77F	Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.72 [6]. Am 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [39] [40].
Secs 77G, 77H	Ins 1999 No 94, Sch 4.72 [6].
Sec 78	Am 1998 No 150, Sch 1.7; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.60 [2]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [40]; 2011 No 38, Sch 4 [1].
Sec 79	Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.199 [4]; 2008 No 122, Sch 14 [1] [2]; 2010 No 63, Sch 1.15 [1] [2].
Sec 80	Rep 1996 No 99, Sch 2.19. Ins 2008 No 122, Sch 14 [3]. Subst 2010 No 63, Sch 1.15 [3].
Sec 84	Am 1999 No 48, Sch 2.2 [1]; 2001 No 85, Sch 8 [1] [2].
Sec 86	Am 2007 No 94, Sch 4.
Sec 87	Am 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [18]; 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [20].
Sec 91	Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 1	Am 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [19]–[23]; 1999 No 31, Sch 5.112; 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [21] [22]; GG No 88 of 14.7.2000, p 6258; 2005 No 64, Sch 2.66; 2006 No 127, Schs 1 [41]–[43], 3 [1]; 2007 No 80, Sch 2.18 [1]; 2008 No 114, Sch 2.37; 2010 No 19, Sch 3.124 [3]; 2010 No 59, Sch 2.103.
Sch 2	Am 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [24]; 2005 No 77, Sch 6.20; 2006 No 58, Sch 3.21.
Sch 3	Am 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [25] [26]; 1999 No 48, Sch 2.2 [2]; 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [23] [24]; 2001 No 85, Sch 8 [3]–[5]; 2006 No 127, Sch 1 [44]–[46]; 2010 No 63, Sch 1.15 [4]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [41] [42]; 2011 No 38, Sch 4 [2] [3].
Sch 4	Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Dictionary	Am 1997 No 142, Sch 2.3; 1998 No 134, Sch 1 [27]–[29]; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.60 [4], 4.169; 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [25] [26]; 2006 No 127, Schs 1 [47]–[49], 3 [2]; 2007 No 80, Sch 2.18 [2] [3]; 2008 No 54, Sch 3.4; 2010 No 9, Sch 3.7; 2010 No 19, Sch 3.124 [4]; 2010 No 135, Sch 18 [43] [44].
The whole Act	Am 2000 No 41, Sch 1 [27] (“compensation rules” omitted wherever occurring, “rules” inserted instead).

Victims Compensation Bill 1996

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Government Bill
Introduced LC: 15 May 1996	Bill (and Explanatory note)
Assent date: 02 December 1996	1996 No 115
Related Bills	Victims Rights Bill 1996 (cognate) Sentencing Amendment (Parole) Bill 1996 (No 2) (cognate)

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