Review of the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996: Supplementary Consultation Paper (html)

This was the second consultation paper for the VLRC’s 2017 review of the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996. In this paper the VLRC considers the operation and effectiveness of the Act and the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (VOCAT) for all victims of crime, and asks questions to guide public submissions.

• Preface
• Call for submissions
• Terms of reference
• Glossary
• Summary
• Questions
• 1. Background
• 2. Victim support and financial assistance available for victims of crime
• 3. The Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
• 4. The Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal
• 5. Eligibility for assistance by VOCAT
• 6. Assistance available under the Victims of Crime Assistance Act
• 7. Time limits for making an application to VOCAT
• 8. Making a VOCAT award to victims of crime
• 9. Review, variation and refund of awards by VOCAT
• 10. Timeliness of awards made by VOCAT
• 11. VOCAT hearings and evidentiary processes
• 12. Awareness and accessibility of VOCAT
• 13. The needs of victims of crime
• 14. Approach 1: Reforming the existing scheme
• 15. Approach 2: Is there a need for a different model?
• 16. Conclusion
• Appendix A: Summary of key issues—
  Family Violence and the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 (first consultation paper)
• Appendix C: VOCAT Application for Assistance Form