Set the NSW recognition period and keep the financial-assistance clock separate
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the dates the lawyer marks, list each act, its date, and the kind of crime the lawyer has marked. Do not pick the recognition period for a financial-assistance claim, and do not write an explanation for a late application.
- What the lawyer must review
- Use the recognition page for a recognition payment, and Legal Aid's 2-year clock for financial assistance
- Treat a series as an amount rule on that page, not as a rule that time runs from the last act.
- Do not put a time limit on counselling. The Legal Aid page states none.
- 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. New South Wales Victims Support Scheme time limits
Produce. A list of acts and dates beside the clock for the kind of support the lawyer names.
Have ready. Dates the lawyer marks; The kind of support: recognition, financial assistance, or counselling; The applicant's date of birth.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The lawyer names financial assistance for a sexual assault four years ago, and the applicant was an adult. The list uses Legal Aid's 2-year financial-assistance clock, not the 10-year recognition period. It does not write a late explanation.
Stop and hand it back when
- The lawyer has not named the kind of support.
- The applicant's age at the crime is unknown.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the dates the lawyer marks, list each act, its date, and the kind of crime the lawyer has marked. Do not pick the recognition period for a financial-assistance claim, and do not write an explanation for a late application. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- On the recognition page, an adult applies within 10 years for domestic violence or sexual assault, and within 2 years for another violent crime or modern slavery.
- A person who was a child applies at any time for sexual assault, within 10 years of turning 18 for domestic violence or child abuse, and within 2 years of turning 18 for another violent crime or modern slavery.
- A family victim of homicide has 2 years from the date the death was established as a homicide, or 2 years after turning 18 if they were a child then.
- Legal Aid NSW states a different clock for financial assistance: 2 years from the crime, or 2 years from turning 18, including domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault. Counselling has no time limit. Do not use the recognition period for an immediate-needs or economic-loss claim.
Sources
- NSW Government: Recognition payment · 2026-10-23
- Legal Aid NSW: Victims Support Scheme · 2026-10-23
Legal Aid's recognition table, for an adult, also names child abuse inside the 10-year class. The recognition page's adult bullet names domestic violence or sexual assault. The Act section that sets the period was not opened. The lawyer settles which description applies.
A series of related acts is used on the recognition page to place some primary-victim amounts, $10,000 and $5,000. The page does not say time runs from the last act.
Medical reports used to date the acts 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).