Form · Personal Injury & Compensation

FAS client authorisation form, where the representative is a lawyer: completion guide

Link to the Financial Assistance Scheme client authorisation of July 2026, which the scheme uses instead of a statutory declaration when the authorised representative is a lawyer.

Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
Where it applies: Victoria
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 victimsofcrime.vic.gov.au and the authority it cites, for Victoria.
Version: 1
Source: Link to the official form. Licence: © State of Victoria. Link only: download the current form from the official page each time; do not copy or adapt it.

Where this comes from

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

When to use it

Use when a victim wants a lawyer to be their authorised representative for a Victorian Financial Assistance Scheme application. The client and the lawyer use the current authorisation form. If the representative is not a lawyer, the scheme requires a statutory declaration, which is not completed here.

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 record that the representative is a lawyer and that the July 2026 authorisation is the form the page names; the client and the lawyer complete it, and the tool writes no statutory declaration.

AI may

Record that the proposed representative is a lawyer, so the authorisation form is the path the page describes
Check the file index for the current authorisation, rather than a stored copy

AI must not

Must not complete the authorisation. The Word file was not opened
Must not complete, witness, or outline any statutory declaration
Must not use this form where the representative is not a lawyer. The page then requires a statutory declaration

The lawyer checks

The page says a lawyer who is the authorised representative completes the FAS client authorisation form of July 2026 instead of a statutory declaration
The Word file is FAS-client-authorisation-July-2026.docx, linked from the templates page. Read it before it is signed
The main FAS application is a separate form and is already in the library. This authorisation does not replace it
The page's lawyers' responsibilities link was not opened
Health information stays in a firm-controlled tool. Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether any disclosure would be a notifiable breach 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

Victims of Crime Financial Assistance Scheme, Templates and forms, updated 13 July 2026 (opened 23 October 2026)

Official form

Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © State of Victoria. Link only: download the current form from the official page each time; do not copy or adapt it..

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