---
title: "Copy the Victorian distress figure for the relationship label already marked"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/place-the-published-family-figure-next-to-the-relationship-label-already/victoria"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A62-VC20261023-8-VIC"
practice_area: "Victims of Crime Support & Compensation"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["VIC"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Copy the Victorian distress figure for the relationship label already marked

> Take the relationship label the lawyer has already marked and write the distress figure printed for that label. Do not choose the label and do not say the figure will be paid.

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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 | Take the relationship label the lawyer has already marked and write the distress figure printed for that label. Do not choose the label and do not say the figure will be paid. |
| What the lawyer must review | Confirm the relationship label was marked before the figure is copied Copy the printed figure only. Do not adjust it for character Do not treat the row as saying the figure 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 | Victoria |
| Applies to | [Place the published family figure next to the relationship label already marked](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/place-the-published-family-figure-next-to-the-relationship-label-already.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The figure is copied from guideline 18.4 beside a label the lawyer has already marked.

- What the AI does: Take the relationship label the lawyer has already marked and write the distress figure printed for that label. Do not choose the label and do not say the figure will be paid.
- What the lawyer does: Confirm the label was marked and that the copied figure matches the current page.
- 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. Copy $20,000 for a spouse or domestic partner, a child or step-child, a parent, guardian or step-parent, or a sibling or step-sibling.
2. Copy $6,500 for an intimate personal relationship, any other close family member, or a non-child financial dependant.
3. The guideline says further amounts are possible and that character may affect the payment. The row records that sentence. It does not apply it.
4. Do not take a time limit from guideline 3.1 into this row. That page does not set the figure.

## Notes

- This is a lookup after the label is marked. It is not a decision that the person is a related victim.
- If the label is not one of the printed labels, stop and return the row to the lawyer.
- Keep any health record that sits behind the label 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: Victorian Financial Assistance Scheme distress amounts

**Deliverable**: The published figure beside the label the lawyer has marked.

**Inputs**

- The relationship label already marked
- Current guideline 18.4

**Example**: Illustrative example: The lawyer has marked step-parent. The row shows $20,000 and the words that the scheme may pay more. It does not say $20,000 will be paid.

**Stop and escalate when**

- No label has been marked.
- The label is not one the guideline prints.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [Victims of Crime Victoria: FAS guideline 18.4 Distress](https://www.victimsofcrime.vic.gov.au/financial-assistance-scheme-guidelines/assistance-related-victims/distress) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Victims of Crime Victoria: FAS guideline 3.1 Time limits](https://www.victimsofcrime.vic.gov.au/financial-assistance-scheme-guidelines/time-limits-apply/time-limits-primary-secondary-and-related-victims) (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.*