Record Victorian financial assistance eligibility and time limits
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Record the victim type, the date of the violent act, the client's age then, whether it was sexual offending, family violence or other violent crime, the police report, and the time limit the lawyer states, each with its source. Do not choose the limit.
- What the lawyer must review
- Decide the victim type and which published time limit applies
- Check each date against a document and diary the deadline
- Do not treat a guidelines figure as indexed until the current amount is checked
Rules that apply
The document starts from the task name. Change it if this piece of work is different.
The work product
Forum. Victorian Financial Assistance Scheme
Produce. An eligibility and deadline register entry for one applicant.
Have ready. Intake notes the lawyer accepts; Proof of the date of the violent act and the client's age; Police report details.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The lawyer classifies an adult client injured in a robbery as a primary victim of violent crime that is not sexual or family violence. The register records a three-year limit from the date on the police report and the lawyer's diary date. It does not decide that the client is eligible.
Stop and hand it back when
- The lawyer has not stated the victim type or the limit.
- A date in the register is not tied to a document.
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 an adult limit of 10 years for a sexual or family violence offence and 3 years for other violent crime, measured as the primary victims page states.
- If the victim was under 18, record no time limit for child abuse or family violence. For other offending, the application must be made before the victim turns 21.
- Record whether the violent act was reported to police within a reasonable time, or that the lawyer is relying on special circumstances.
- Record the published assistance figure of $63,401 and the special financial assistance caps of $20,000 and $25,000 as figures to be checked, not as a calculated award.
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
- Victims of Crime Victoria: financial assistance for primary victims · 2026-10-23
- Victims of Crime Victoria: Financial Assistance Scheme guidelines, out of time applications · 2026-10-23
Out of time applications are a separate step. This register records the ordinary limit the lawyer states.
Indexed amounts move. The primary victims page and the guidelines do not use the same assistance figure.