---
title: "Map a Queensland related-victim claim onto the published assistance caps"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/map-a-family-claim-after-a-homicide-onto-the-published-assistance-amount/queensland"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A62-VC20261023-1-QLD"
practice_area: "Victims of Crime Support & Compensation"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["QLD"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Map a Queensland related-victim claim onto the published assistance caps

> 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.…

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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 | 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. |
| Written for | Queensland |
| Applies to | [Map a family claim after a homicide onto the published assistance amounts](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/map-a-family-claim-after-a-homicide-onto-the-published-assistance-amount.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The lawyer matches each related victim to the Queensland cap. The tool lists the relationship the document states.

- What the AI does: 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 does: Decide who is a related victim and which cap applies.
- 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. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. The guide does not set one pool to be shared. Each row is the cap for that payment type.

## Notes

- 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).

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Victim Assist Queensland, related-victim payments under the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009

**Deliverable**: A relationship table set against the published caps, for the lawyer to settle.

**Inputs**

- Death record
- Relationship documents the lawyer marks
- Current Queensland guide

**Example**: 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 escalate when**

- The relationship is only a description given in conference.
- The death was not caused by an act of violence in Queensland.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [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) s 141A](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/vocaa2009271/s141a.html) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Victims Services recognition payment: amounts, time and documents](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-nsw-victims-recognition-payment.md) | Form | 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)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-qld-vaq-related-victim.md) | Form | 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.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*