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title: "Record a New South Wales recognition payment held until the child turns 18"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/record-who-may-help-a-child-apply-for-victims-assistance-and-where-the-m/new-south-wales"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A62-VC20261023-2-NSW"
practice_area: "Victims of Crime Support & Compensation"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["NSW"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Record a New South Wales recognition payment held until the child turns 18

> From the age documents and any authority already on the file, record the date of birth, whether a parent or guardian is named, and whether a family member or friend is an authorised representative.…

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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 age documents and any authority already on the file, record the date of birth, whether a parent or guardian is named, and whether a family member or friend is an authorised representative. Do not decide who may apply and do not complete the form. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide who may apply for the child and which account is named Check the date of birth before treating the applicant as under 18 Treat a recognition payment approved while the applicant is under 18 as held until they turn 18. Use a firm-controlled tool for health records. ASCR r 9, APP 11 and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) apply. |
| Written for | New South Wales |
| Applies to | [Record who may help a child apply for victims assistance, and where the money is held](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/record-who-may-help-a-child-apply-for-victims-assistance-and-where-the-m.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The lawyer decides authority and the account. The tool records age and the adult named on the file.

- What the AI does: From the age documents and any authority already on the file, record the date of birth, whether a parent or guardian is named, and whether a family member or friend is an authorised representative. Do not decide who may apply and do not complete the form.
- What the lawyer does: Decide who has authority to apply and where the payment is sent.
- 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. If the applicant is under 18, the recognition page requires the child's identification and the parent or guardian's identification.
2. The bank account is in the applicant's name, or in a parent, step-parent or guardian's name if the victim is under 18. If a family member or friend is an authorised representative, that person's identification is also required.
3. A recognition payment approved while the applicant is under 18 is paid to the NSW Trustee and Guardian to hold until the applicant turns 18.
4. The page's 12-month rule for a medical, dental or counselling report is stated for a primary victim. Do not copy it onto a family-victim file from this page. The family-victim document list is on a page that was not opened.

## Notes

- The opened page does not list a counsellor as someone who may sign.
- The scheme overview was opened for who administers the scheme. The rule that a recognition payment is held until 18 is on the recognition page. How the NSW Trustee and Guardian manages the money was not opened.
- Identification and 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: New South Wales Victims Support Scheme, recognition payments for applicants under 18

**Deliverable**: A note of the child's age, the adult named on the file, and that an approved recognition payment is held until 18.

**Inputs**

- Proof of age and identification
- Any authority already on the file
- The recognition-payment page

**Example**: Illustrative example: The applicant is 15 and a parent is named. The note records that a recognition payment approved now would be paid to the NSW Trustee and Guardian until the applicant turns 18. It does not complete the form.

**Stop and escalate when**

- There is no proof of age.
- No parent, guardian or other authorised adult is named.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [NSW Government: Recognition payment](https://www.nsw.gov.au/legal-and-justice/information-for-victims-of-crime/victims-support-scheme/recognition-payment) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [NSW Government: Victims Support Scheme](https://www.nsw.gov.au/legal-and-justice/information-for-victims-of-crime/victims-support-scheme) (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. |
| [Parent secondary victim financial assistance (Victim Assist Queensland Form 8)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-qld-vaq-parent-secondary.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Victim Assist Queensland Form 8 version 3, for a parent injured by learning of an act of violence against their child in Queensland. |
| [Child and young person cultural support plan (Victorian Financial Assistance Scheme)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-vic-fas-cultural-support-child.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the FAS cultural support plan for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person, including the parent or guardian consent. |

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.*