ABC v Victims Of Crime Assistance Tribunal
Supreme Court of Victoria
Quigley J
08/11/2021
[2021] VSC 730
Statutory construction — Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1976 — Meaning of the term ‘primary victim of an act of violence’ for eligibility for an award of financial assistance — Applicant a victim of an aggravated burglary pursuant to Crimes Act 1958, s 77(1)(b) — Whether aggravated burglary an ‘act of violence’ where applicant asleep at the time of offending — Whether direct physical violence against victim required for eligibility — Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 (Vic), ss 3, 7(1) — Crimes Act 1958 (Vic), s 77(1)(b)
Words and phrases — ‘act of violence’ — ‘relevant offence’ — ‘involves’
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