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title: "Criminal injuries compensation application (Western Australia): eCourts lodgment, the 3-year limit and supporting documents"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-wa-criminal-injuries-compensation-application"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a62-form-wa-criminal-injuries-compensation-application"
area_id: "A62"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A62-V20261018-4", "A62-V20261018-1", "A62-V20261018-3"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18"
---

# Criminal injuries compensation application (Western Australia): eCourts lodgment, the 3-year limit and supporting documents

> Link to the WA Office of Criminal Injuries Compensation lodgment page, with a guide to lodging through the eCourts Portal (required for solicitors), no fee, the 3-year time limit and extension requests, and the…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-wa-criminal-injuries-compensation-application  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-18

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Link to the WA Office of Criminal Injuries Compensation lodgment page, with a guide to lodging through the eCourts Portal (required for solicitors), no fee, the 3-year time limit and extension requests, and the documents to supply.

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Victims of Crime Support & Compensation](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation.md)
- Jurisdictions: Western Australia
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-18
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-18 against the official form at cict.justice.wa.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Western Australia.

## When to use it

Use when acting for a victim applying for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 (WA).

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare the application to a state victims support scheme](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation.md#A62-V20261018-4)
- [Build the victims' claim eligibility and deadline register](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation.md#A62-V20261018-1)
- [Build the expenses and income loss schedule for a financial assistance claim](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation.md#A62-V20261018-3)

## How AI may be used

AI may index the police, medical and counselling records and build the losses schedule for the lawyer to check; the victim's statement of events and impact is taken by the lawyer in the victim's own words.

**AI may:**

- Index police, court, medical and counselling records with dates and sources
- Build the losses schedule from invoices, receipts and Medicare or insurer rebate documents, for the lawyer to check
- Check the application and attachments are complete and list missing documents

**AI must not:**

- Must not write the victim's statement of events or victim impact statement
- Must not decide eligibility or whether an extension of time should be sought
- Must not process the victim's records in a tool not approved for sensitive information

**The lawyer checks:**

- Lodged through the eCourts Portal (solicitors must; emailed or posted versions from solicitors are returned)
- Within 3 years of the incident, or a written extension request with reasons lodged with a complete application
- Date, place and circumstances of the offence and injury, statement of events, victim impact statement and medical information supplied
- Losses supported by invoices, receipts and Medicare or insurer rebate documents
- Client told legal fees are not awarded as costs (reasonable medical report costs may be)

## Authorities

- [Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 (WA)](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/law_a6998.html)
- [Office of Criminal Injuries Compensation (WA), Lodging an Application](https://cict.justice.wa.gov.au/L/lodging_an_application.aspx)

## Official form

[Official form](https://cict.justice.wa.gov.au/L/lodging_an_application.aspx)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by cict.justice.wa.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-18.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/form-wa-criminal-injuries-compensation-application and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*