---
title: "Record New South Wales victims support eligibility and time limits"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/build-the-victims-claim-eligibility-and-deadline-register/new-south-wales"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A62-V20261018-1-NSW"
practice_area: "Victims of Crime Support & Compensation"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["NSW"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Record New South Wales victims support eligibility and time limits

> 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,…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/build-the-victims-claim-eligibility-and-deadline-register/new-south-wales  
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 | 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 |
| Written for | New South Wales |
| Applies to | [Build the victims' claim eligibility and deadline register](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/build-the-victims-claim-eligibility-and-deadline-register.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The tool records the kind of support and the limit the lawyer states from the Victims Support Scheme pages. It does not decide eligibility.

- What the AI does: 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 does: The lawyer decides the kind of support and the time limit, checks each date, and diaries the deadline.
- 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. Record counselling separately. The scheme page says there is no time limit to apply for counselling.
2. For a recognition payment, record 10 years for domestic violence or sexual assault and 2 years for other violent crime or modern slavery.
3. 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.
4. 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.

## Notes

- 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.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: NSW Victims Support Scheme

**Deliverable**: An eligibility and deadline register entry for the kind of support sought.

**Inputs**

- Kind of support the lawyer names
- Incident date or the date the death was established as a homicide
- Client's date of birth

**Example**: 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 escalate when**

- The kind of support is not stated.
- A child's date of birth is missing where the limit runs from the 18th birthday.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [NSW Government: recognition payment through the Victims Support Scheme](https://www.nsw.gov.au/legal-and-justice/information-for-victims-of-crime/victims-support-scheme/recognition-payment) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [NSW Government: Victims Support Scheme](https://www.nsw.gov.au/legal-and-justice/information-for-victims-of-crime/victims-support-scheme) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Application for support (NSW Victims Support Scheme)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-nsw-victims-application-for-support.md) | Form | 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](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-nt-primary-victim-assistance.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Northern Territory primary victim financial assistance application. The page gives no form number. One claim only for the same violent act.… |
| [NSW recognition payment: category and amount worksheet](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/recognition-payment-category-worksheet-nsw.md) | Checklist | 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](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/vic-fas-eligibility-time-limits.md) | Checklist | 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)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/victims-support-eligibility-deadline-register-nsw.md) | Checklist | 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… |
| [Family victim financial assistance application (Northern Territory): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-nt-family-victim-assistance.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Northern Territory family victim financial assistance application. The page gives no form number.… |
| [Criminal injuries compensation application (Western Australia): eCourts lodgment, the 3-year limit and supporting documents](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-wa-criminal-injuries-compensation-application.md) | Form | 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… |
| [Victim Assist Queensland: who can apply, reporting and time limits](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/qld-victim-assist-eligibility-time-limits.md) | Checklist | 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](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-act-primary-victim-assistance.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the ACT primary victim application for financial assistance, on the Human Rights Commission forms page. The link text states no form number. The file name includes a June 2025 string.… |
| [Australian Victim of Terrorism Overseas Payment: eligibility factors](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/avtop-eligibility-checklist.md) | Checklist | 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](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-act-related-victim-assistance.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the ACT related victims and homicide witnesses application on the Human Rights Commission forms page. The link text states no form number.… |
| [Application for Victims of Crime Assistance (Tasmania): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-tas-victims-assistance.md) | Form | Red | Link to the Tasmanian Application for Victims of Crime Assistance. The financial assistance page states that the application is a statutory declaration and must be witnessed. The lawyer writes it.… |
| [Extension of time (Tasmanian Victims of Crime Assistance): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-tas-victims-extension-of-time.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Tasmanian Application for Extension of Time for Victims of Crime Assistance. The page does not give a form number. The assistance application itself is a separate statutory declaration.… |

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.*