Questions Chapter 5 Eligibility for assistance The victim categories 1 How do the victim categories in the Act impact on people applying to VOCAT for financial assistance? 2 Should the victim categories in the Act be amended? If so, what changes should be made to the Act? The definition of an of violence’ ‘act 3 How does the definition of of in the Act impact on people applying to ‘act violence’ VOCAT for financial assistance? 4 Should the definition of of in the Act be amended to include other ‘act violence’ offences? If so, what offences should be included? 5 Should the definition of of in the Act be amended to include non- ‘act violence’ behaviour? If so, what forms of non-criminal behaviour should be included? The definition of ‘injury’ 6 How does the definition of in the Act impact on people applying to VOCAT ‘injury’ for financial assistance? 7 Should the definition of in the Act be amended to include other forms of harm? ‘injury’ If so, what forms of harm should be included? 8 Should the requirement for injury in the Act be removed for victims of certain crimes? If so, for which categories of victim should the requirement be removed? The causation requirement 9 How does the requirement for victims to establish that their injury was the ‘direct of the act of violence impact on people applying to VOCAT for assistance? result’ Should this causation requirement be amended? If so, what changes should be made to the causation requirement?
Questions Chapter 5 Eligibility for assistance The victim categories 1 How do the victim categories in the Act impact on people applying to VOCAT for financial assistance? 2 Should the victim categories in the Act be amended? If so, what changes should be made to the Act? The definition of an ‘act of violence’ 3 How does the definition of ‘act of violence’ in the Act impact on people applying to VOCAT for financial assistance? 4 Should the definition of ‘act of violence’ in the Act be amended to include other offences? If so, what offences should be included? 5 Should the definition of ‘act of violence’ in the Act be amended to include behaviour? If so, what forms of non-criminal behaviour should be included? The definition of ‘injury’ 6 How does the definition of ‘injury’ in the Act impact on people applying to VOCAT for financial assistance? 7 Should the definition of ‘injury’ in the Act be amended to include other forms of harm? If so, what forms of harm should be included? 8 Should the requirement for injury in the Act be removed for victims of certain crimes? If so, for which categories of victim should the requirement be removed? The causation requirement 9 How does the requirement for victims to establish that their injury was the ‘direct result’ of the act of violence impact on people applying to VOCAT for assistance? Should this causation requirement be amended? If so, what changes should be made to the causation requirement? non-
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