Welcome to the Victims Services website

Victims Services is part of the NSW Attorney General's Department and consists of:

• Victims Compensation Tribunal,
• Victims of Crime Bureau
• Families and Friends of Missing Persons Unit

These bodies work together with the Victims Advisory Board to help victims of crime in New South Wales access services and entitlements to assist in their recovery.
The services provided by Victims Services include:

• compensation
• counselling
• referral to other agencies
• assistance with Victim Impact Statements
• ensuring agencies comply with the Charter of Victims Rights
• providing a 24 hour victim support line

• Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Contact Line, launched 21 July 2008. If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person who is a victim of violent crime in NSW you can call our confidential enquiry line on 1800 019 123. Victims Services' Aboriginal Contact Officer will give you information about Victims Services and refer you to the best person to help you. If you already have an application for counselling and/or compensation, you can call to find our how your claim is going.
• Approved Counsellors Conference 2008 - Saturday, 1 November 2008. More information
• Audio Recordings of Question & Answer sessions conducted for Legal Practitioners during Law Week in April 2008
• Resources and publications from government and non-government agencies to assist victims of crime
• Chairperson's Report 2006/2007 Victims Compensation Tribunal (PDF 243Kb)
• Key Facts 2006/07 (PDf 18Kb)
• Guide to Nominating an Interstate Authorised Report Writer (ARW)
• Sexual Abuse in Religious Contexts Conference June 20-21, 2008 (PDF 220Kb)
• Courtwise - a new website supporting victims has been launched by the NSW Attorney General, the Hon John Hatzistergos on 2 October 2007. Courtwise has been developed to give victims who may also be witnesses and their support workers a range of information using the theme of a pathway. This includes a tour of a typical courtroom, information relevant to when a person first becomes a victim, the investigation process and what happens before, during and after court.
• Victims Protocol for conducting a forensic procedure - This protocol is now available on our website.