Form · Personal Injury & Compensation

Application for support (NSW Victims Support Scheme)

Link to the current Victims Support Scheme Application for support, for counselling, financial assistance and a recognition payment, with the time limits stated on the making-an-application page.

Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
Where it applies: New South Wales
AI use: Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
Law stated as at: 23 October 2026
Status: Maintained. Checked on 23 October 2026 against the official form at nsw.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for New South Wales.
Version: 1
Source: Link to the official form. Licence: © State of New South Wales (Victims Services). Link only: use the current Application for support. Do not copy or adapt it.

Where this comes from

The official form is published by nsw.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-23.

When to use it

Use when a primary victim, a secondary victim, or a parent, step-parent or guardian of a child primary victim applies for support from Victims Services NSW. Family members of a person who died from homicide or road crime use the separate pages that site directs them to.

Used for these tasks

Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.

How AI may be used

The tool may list eligibility dates, expenses and records already on the file, and it writes nothing in the declarations and nothing in the victim's account of what happened.

AI may

Record the incident date, the applicant's age at that date, and which support type is being asked for
Index police, medical and counselling records, invoices and earnings documents by date
Build a list of out-of-pocket amounts from invoices already on the file

AI must not

Must not write the declarations, including a declaration signed by a parent, step-parent or guardian
Must not write the victim's account of the incident or of its effect
Must not decide which recognition category or amount applies
Must not submit the application

The lawyer checks

Counselling has no time limit for a primary victim, a secondary victim, or a parent, step-parent or guardian of a primary victim who was under 18
Immediate-needs financial assistance is for primary victims, within 2 years, or within 2 years of turning 18 if the victim was a child
Economic-loss financial assistance has the same 2-year rule for primary victims and for parents, step-parents and guardians of a child primary victim, and the page states no time limit for out-of-pocket and justice-related expenses where the victim of sexual assault was a child
A recognition payment is for primary victims: 2 years, or 10 years for domestic violence, sexual assault or child abuse, or 10 years after turning 18 if the victim was a child, and no time limit for sexual assault of a person who was under 18
The page says to read the eligibility pages for detail. Those pages were not opened. If the applicant is under 18, the parent, step-parent or guardian's details are required and that person signs the declarations
All applicants need current government-issued identification. If the incident was reported to NSW Police, a police report need not be sent. The application can record the report
Health, wage and other personal information stays in a firm-controlled tool. Check confidentiality under ASCR r 9 and APP 11, and whether any breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.

Authorities

Official form

Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © State of New South Wales (Victims Services). Link only: use the current Application for support. Do not copy or adapt it..

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