Financial Assistance Available
This section outlines financial assistance that may be available to victims of crime from the Tribunal. Information regarding the assistance that may be awarded to primary, secondary and related victims, as well as information regarding the different types of assistance available can be found on the relevant pages.
Financial assistance that may be awarded
The Tribunal may award financial assistance for a range of expenses. The types of assistance that the Tribunal may award are set out in the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 and include assistance for:
- counselling and medical expenses
- safety related expenses
- loss or damage to clothing worn at the time of the incident
- loss of earnings
- dependency upon a deceased primary victim (related victims only)
- assistance for reasonable funeral expenses.
In exceptional circumstances, the Tribunal may award an amount for other expenses actually and reasonably incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by an applicant to assist them in their recovery from the act of violence. Refer to the specific victim category pages and types of assistance pages for further information regarding the financial assistance available.
Contact
Further information may be obtained by contacting your local venue of the Tribunal or via email: info@vocat.vic.gov.au
