Record whether a conviction is required before victims assistance can be paid
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the charge sheet, the court outcome and the report the lawyer marks, record whether anyone was convicted or pleaded guilty, the court, and the date of that outcome. Do not decide that the scheme can pay.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether this scheme, for this date of violence, requires a conviction.
- Check the court outcome against the order, not against a police summary.
- A report to police is not a conviction. Do not enter one as the other.
- Use a firm-controlled tool for health records. ASCR r 9, APP 11 and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) apply.
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: NSWVICQLD
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
- Apply the conviction rule for the date of the violence. In Queensland the date is 1 December 2009.
- Do not treat a police report, or the absence of one, as a conviction.
- On a New South Wales primary-victim recognition file, diary 12 months for the medical, dental or counselling report if it is not yet in. Do not copy that diary onto a family victim from this page.
- Do not copy one State's conviction rule onto another State's file.
Sources
- Victims of Crime Victoria: FAS guideline 3 Time limits to apply · 2026-10-23
- Queensland Government: Guide for victims applying for financial assistance · 2026-10-23
- NSW Government: Recognition payment through the Victims Support Scheme · 2026-10-23
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.