---
title: "Ask the Queensland scheme manager for more time under section 54"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/apply-for-more-time-to-lodge-a-victims-assistance-claim/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A62-KE20261022-6-QLD"
practice_area: "Victims of Crime Support & Compensation"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Ask the Queensland scheme manager for more time under section 54

> Set out the act date or the death date, the section 54 limit, how far the application is outside it, and the date of each report the lawyer marks. Do not write why an extension is appropriate.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/apply-for-more-time-to-lodge-a-victims-assistance-claim/queensland  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-25

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Victims of Crime Support & Compensation](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Set out the act date or the death date, the section 54 limit, how far the application is outside it, and the date of each report the lawyer marks. Do not write why an extension is appropriate. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide whether it would be appropriate and desirable to extend time Address the section 54(2) factors, including whether the delay undermines a fair decision Check the supporting report against the dates |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Apply for more time to lodge a victims assistance claim](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/apply-for-more-time-to-lodge-a-victims-assistance-claim.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

Section 54(2) lets the scheme manager extend time if that is appropriate and desirable, having regard to the listed factors. The lawyer writes the request.

- What the AI does: Set out the act date or the death date, the section 54 limit, how far the application is outside it, and the date of each report the lawyer marks. Do not write why an extension is appropriate.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides whether to seek an extension and writes the reasons against section 54(2).
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in this practice area
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Identify the ordinary limit under section 54(1) before measuring the delay.
2. The factors in section 54(2) include age at the time of the act, impaired capacity, a person in a position of power, influence or trust, the physical or psychological effect of the act, whether the delay undermines a fair decision, and any other matter the scheme manager considers relevant.
3. The government guide asks for an explanation and supporting information from a doctor, psychologist, counsellor or domestic and family violence service where that is the support relied on.
4. Do not write the explanation. Section 54(2) is the scheme manager's decision.

## Notes

- A parent, spouse or carer is an example in the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009 of a person who may be in a position of power. It is an example, not the whole class.
- The in-force reprint is current from 2 October 2024.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Victim Assist Queensland, scheme manager

**Deliverable**: A section 54 delay chronology with the extension reasons left blank.

**Inputs**

- Section 54 limit calculated by the lawyer
- Reports marked for the delay
- Instructions on age, capacity and any relationship of trust

**Example**: Illustrative example: The act was four years ago and the client was an adult. The chronology records the one-year overrun and the date of a psychologist's report. The lawyer writes whether the effect of the act and the fairness of a late decision meet section 54(2).

**Stop and escalate when**

- The correct limb of section 54(1) is not identified.
- The draft asserts that an extension will be granted.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009 (Qld) s 54, time limit](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/vocaa2009271/s54.html) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Queensland Government: guide for victims applying for financial assistance](https://www.qld.gov.au/justice/victims-of-crime/financial-assistance-for-victims/guide-applying) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Related victim financial assistance application (Victim Assist Queensland Form 7)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-qld-vaq-related-victim.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Victim Assist Queensland Form 7 version 4, for a spouse, partner, parent, child, sibling or dependant after a homicide in Queensland. |
| [Parent secondary victim financial assistance (Victim Assist Queensland Form 8)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-qld-vaq-parent-secondary.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Victim Assist Queensland Form 8 version 3, for a parent injured by learning of an act of violence against their child in Queensland. |
| [Witness secondary victim financial assistance (Victim Assist Queensland Form 9)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-qld-vaq-witness-secondary.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Victim Assist Queensland Form 9 version 4, for a person injured by seeing or hearing an act of violence in Queensland. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*