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title: "Record Victim Assist Queensland eligibility and the section 54 limit"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/build-the-victims-claim-eligibility-and-deadline-register/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A62-V20261018-1-QLD"
practice_area: "Victims of Crime Support & Compensation"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Record Victim Assist Queensland eligibility and the section 54 limit

> Record the victim type, the date of the act of violence or the death, whether the victim was a child, the report of the violence, and the section 54 limit the lawyer states, each with its source. Do not choose the limit.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/build-the-victims-claim-eligibility-and-deadline-register/queensland  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-25

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## 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 victim type, the date of the act of violence or the death, whether the victim was a child, the report of the violence, and the section 54 limit the lawyer states, each with its source. Do not choose the limit. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide which limb of section 54 applies Check the date of the act or the death against a document Diary the deadline, including a child's 21st birthday where that is the limit |
| Written for | Queensland |
| 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 facts and the section 54 limit the lawyer has chosen. It does not decide whether an extension would be granted.

- What the AI does: Record the victim type, the date of the act of violence or the death, whether the victim was a child, the report of the violence, and the section 54 limit the lawyer states, each with its source. Do not choose the limit.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides the victim type and the section 54 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. Use section 54(1): 3 years after the act, 3 years after the primary victim's death for a related victim, or 3 years after a child turns 18.
2. Record the guide's matching child rule: a victim under 18 at the time of the violence has until age 21.
3. Record how the violence was reported. A special primary victim may report to a doctor, counsellor, psychologist, psychiatrist or domestic violence service. Other victims report to police.
4. If the act was before 1 December 2009, flag the guide's conviction and related limits for the lawyer. Do not treat them as satisfied.

## Notes

- An extension under section 54(2) is a separate decision. This register records the ordinary limit.
- The in-force reprint of the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009 is current from 2 October 2024. Confirm it still is before the deadline is relied on.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Victim Assist Queensland

**Deliverable**: An eligibility and deadline register entry citing section 54.

**Inputs**

- Date of the act or the death
- Client's date of birth
- Report of the violence accepted by the lawyer

**Example**: Illustrative example: The client was 16 when the act occurred. The lawyer selects section 54(1)(c). The register records three years after the 18th birthday and the diary date. It does not draft an extension request.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The lawyer has not chosen which limb of section 54 applies.
- The date of the act or the death is not on a document.

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)
- [Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009 (Qld), in force](https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-035) (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.*