---
title: "Victim Assist Queensland: payment types by victim category"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/qld-victim-assist-payment-types"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a62-qld-victim-assist-payment-types"
area_id: "A62"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A62-V20261018-3", "A62-V20261018-7"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Victim Assist Queensland: payment types by victim category

> Checklist of the payment types and upper figures the Queensland victims guide states for each victim category, so a decision or a draft claim can be checked against that page.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/qld-victim-assist-payment-types  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Victims of Crime Support & Compensation](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation.md)
- Jurisdictions: Queensland
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the authority it cites, for Queensland.

## When to use it

Use when a Victim Assist Queensland application or decision needs to be checked against the payment types the guide states for that victim category.

## Used for these tasks

- [Build the expenses and income loss schedule for a financial assistance claim](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/build-the-expenses-and-income-loss-schedule-for-a-financial-assistance-c.md)
- [Check a victims' scheme decision against the categories and limits](https://ailawframework.com/practice/victims-of-crime-support-and-compensation/check-a-victims-scheme-decision-against-the-categories-and-limits.md)

## How AI may be used

The tool may line the file's expenses up against the payment types on the guide, and the lawyer decides what is claimed and whether a figure is still current.

**AI may:**

- List only the payment types the guide gives for the category the lawyer has confirmed.
- Enter the guide's figure as a ceiling to check, with the page date beside it.
- Separate recovery expenses from special assistance, distress, dependency and funeral payments.
- Note if the applicant is under 18 or has an appointed trustee, because the guide says payment then goes to the Queensland Public Trustee.

**AI must not:**

- Do not invent bands inside the $3,000 to $15,000 special assistance range. The guide does not set them on this page.
- Do not define the difference between a less serious and a more serious witness. The guide uses both headings and does not define the line.
- Do not draft the victim's account, or the safety email to Victim Assist, from the guide's illustrations.
- Do not treat these figures as current without reading the guide again. They are the figures on the page last updated 4 August 2026.

**The lawyer checks:**

- Re-read the payment section of the guide before any figure is used in a letter or an application.
- Confirm the category in the eligibility checklist before applying this table.
- For adverse impacts, confirm the guide's dates: a sexual offence after 19 December 1997, or domestic violence after 1 July 2017.
- If offender debt recovery is a safety issue, the client writes their own concern. The guide's examples are not the client's words.

## Authorities

- [Queensland Government, Guide for victims applying for financial assistance (last updated 4 August 2026; read 22 October 2026)](https://www.qld.gov.au/justice/victims-of-crime/financial-assistance-for-victims/guide-applying)

## 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/qld-victim-assist-payment-types 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.*