Map a Queensland related-victim claim onto the published assistance caps
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the death record and the relationship documents the lawyer marks, list each family applicant, the relationship the document states, and the cap printed for that payment type. Do not choose the relationship and do not write the application.
- What the lawyer must review
- Decide who is a related victim and which cap applies
- Write up to where the guide uses those words
- Do not treat a cap as the amount that will be paid.
- Use a firm-controlled tool for health records. ASCR r 9, APP 11 and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) apply.
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Victim Assist Queensland, related-victim payments under the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009
Produce. A relationship table set against the published caps, for the lawyer to settle.
Have ready. Death record; Relationship documents the lawyer marks; Current Queensland guide.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: A document describes the applicant as a sibling who was financially dependent. The table shows distress up to $15,000 and dependency up to $20,000 as separate rows. It does not add them together or say either sum will be paid.
Stop and hand it back when
- The relationship is only a description given in conference.
- The death was not caused by an act of violence in Queensland.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the death record and the relationship documents the lawyer marks, list each family applicant, the relationship the document states, and the cap printed for that payment type. Do not choose the relationship and do not write the application. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- The guide defines a related victim as a close family member of a person who dies because of an act of violence: a partner, parents, children, siblings and financial dependants, including by law and by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander custom.
- Distress is up to $15,000. Dependency is up to $20,000 depending on the dependency. A funeral payment is up to $15,000. Keep the words up to.
- Recovery expenses for a related victim can cover counselling, medical costs, travel, a report and other recovery expenses. Do not fold those into the distress cap.
- The guide does not set one pool to be shared. Each row is the cap for that payment type.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victims Services recognition payment: amounts, time and documents | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the Victims Services recognition payment page: the published amounts, who the page says may apply, the time limits printed on that page, and the documents a primary victim is asked to provide. |
| Related victim financial assistance application (Victim Assist Queensland Form 7) | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to Victim Assist Queensland Form 7 version 4, for a spouse, partner, parent, child, sibling or dependant after a homicide in Queensland. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Queensland Government: Guide for victims applying for financial assistance · 2026-10-23
- Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009 (Qld) s 141A · 2026-10-23
The guide was last updated on 4 August 2026. Confirm it is still current before the figures are used.
Section 141A is a notice about another payment. It is not the cap.
Health records stay in a firm-controlled tool. ASCR r 9 and APP 11 apply, and a breach may be notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).