Legislation and Guidelines
Current Legislation
Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996 (consolidated legislation - formerly the Victims Compensation Act 1996. Applies to all claims lodged on or after 14/7/00)
Schedule of Injuries
Victims Rights Act 1996 - includes the Charter of Victims Rights
Victims Support and Rehabilitation Rule1997
Victims Support and Rehabilitation Regulation 2006
Guidelines
Section 65 Guidelines
Chairperson's Guide to the Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996
Practice Note Number 1 - Request for Oral Hearing on Appeal To the Tribunal (Word 29Kb)
Practice Note Number 2 - Documents Filed in Support of Compensation Applications and Appeals (Word 29Kb)
During Law Week in April 2008, two Question & Answer sessions were conducted by the VCT Chairperson and the VCT Registrar for the benefit of Legal Practitioners. Links to audio recordings of these sessions appear below.
audio of morning session (.wma file ~3MB)
audio of afternoon session (.wma file ~3MB)
History of Victims Services Legislation
History of Legislation
Summary of Amendment Act 2000
Summary of 2006 Amendments
Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2010
Guide to Changes to Legislation (commencing 1 Jan 2011)
Other Links to Legislation
If you are unable to access any of the documents above, the New South Wales Legislation home page developed by the Parliamentary Counsel's Office contains an archival collection of NSW legislation as made since 1990.
Report on the Review of the Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996 and the Victims Rights Act 1996 available from the Legislation and Policy Division of the NSW Department of Attorney General and Justice
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