Record New South Wales victims support eligibility and time limits
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Record the kind of support, the date of the incident or the homicide finding, the client's age, whether the matter is domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse or other violence, and the limit the lawyer states, each with its source. Do not choose the limit.
- What the lawyer must review
- Decide which published time limit applies to that kind of support
- Check the incident date and the client's age against a document
- Diary the deadline. Counselling is not given the recognition-payment limit
Rules that apply
The document starts from the task name. Change it if this piece of work is different.
The work product
Forum. NSW Victims Support Scheme
Produce. An eligibility and deadline register entry for the kind of support sought.
Have ready. Kind of support the lawyer names; Incident date or the date the death was established as a homicide; Client's date of birth.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The lawyer classifies an adult client as a primary victim of domestic violence seeking a recognition payment. The register records a 10-year limit from the incident date on the police report. It does not record a limit for counselling.
Stop and hand it back when
- The kind of support is not stated.
- A child's date of birth is missing where the limit runs from the 18th birthday.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Record counselling separately. The scheme page says there is no time limit to apply for counselling.
- For a recognition payment, record 10 years for domestic violence or sexual assault and 2 years for other violent crime or modern slavery.
- If the victim was a child, record 10 years after turning 18 for domestic violence or child abuse, and 2 years after turning 18 for other violent crime or modern slavery.
- For a family victim of homicide, record 2 years from the date the death was established as a homicide, or 2 years after turning 18 if the applicant was a child at that date.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application for support (NSW Victims Support Scheme) | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the current Victims Support Scheme Application for support, for counselling, financial assistance and a recognition payment, with the time limits stated on the making-an-application page. |
| Primary victim financial assistance application (Northern Territory): completion guide | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the Northern Territory primary victim financial assistance application. |
| NSW recognition payment: category and amount worksheet | Checklist | AI use Yellow | A worksheet matching a NSW recognition payment application to the amounts and applicant classes published by Victims Services, with the time frames on that page flagged for checking against the Act. |
| Victoria Financial Assistance Scheme: eligibility and time limits | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Checklist of who the Victorian Financial Assistance Scheme says can apply, and the time limits the scheme's page states for adults, children and funeral-only applicants. |
| Victims support eligibility and deadline register (NSW Victims Rights and Support Act 2013) | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Register for each NSW victims support matter: victim category, act of violence date, the 2-year and 10-year application limits, the 5-year claim window, evidence requested and the 12-month lapse date, decisions and the 90-day internal review date. |
| Family victim financial assistance application (Northern Territory): completion guide | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the Northern Territory family victim financial assistance application. |
| Criminal injuries compensation application (Western Australia): eCourts lodgment, the 3-year limit and supporting documents | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the WA Office of Criminal Injuries Compensation lodgment page, with a guide to lodging through the eCourts Portal (required for solicitors), no fee, the 3-year time limit and extension requests, and the documents to supply. |
| Victim Assist Queensland: who can apply, reporting and time limits | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Checklist of Victim Assist Queensland's victim categories, reporting rules and time limits, from the Queensland Government guide last updated on 4 August 2026. |
| Primary victim application (ACT Financial Assistance Scheme): completion guide | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the ACT primary victim application for financial assistance, on the Human Rights Commission forms page. |
| Australian Victim of Terrorism Overseas Payment: eligibility factors | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Checklist of the eligibility rules and the factors Services Australia says it considers for the Australian Victim of Terrorism Overseas Payment. |
| Related victims and homicide witnesses application (ACT): completion guide | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the ACT related victims and homicide witnesses application on the Human Rights Commission forms page. |
| Application for Victims of Crime Assistance (Tasmania): completion guide | Form | AI use Red | Link to the Tasmanian Application for Victims of Crime Assistance. |
| Extension of time (Tasmanian Victims of Crime Assistance): completion guide | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the Tasmanian Application for Extension of Time for Victims of Crime Assistance. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- NSW Government: recognition payment through the Victims Support Scheme · 2026-10-23
- NSW Government: Victims Support Scheme · 2026-10-23
The recognition-payment page states these periods. It does not, in the text opened, set out an extension test. Do not record that a late application can be accepted unless the lawyer has checked the Act.
Financial assistance has its own limit. Do not copy the recognition-payment period across without the lawyer saying so.