Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009

This division applies if—

a person suffers injury because of 2 or more personal offences against the person that are a series of related offences; and

at least 1 of the personal offences in the series happened before the commencement; and

the person makes—

an application for victim assistance under this part for injury suffered because of 1 or more personal offences in the series that are committed before the commencement; or

an application for victim assistance under chapter 3 for 1 or more personal offences in the series that are committed after the commencement; or

a combination of applications as mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii).

For subsection (1), 2 or more personal offences are a series of related offences if the acts constituting the personal offences are related because—

they are committed against the same person and—

are committed at about the same time; or

are committed over a period by the same person or group of persons; or

share another common factor; or

they all contribute to the death of or injury to a person; or

they, having regard to the circumstances of the acts, are related in some other way.

However, a personal offence (later offence) is not related to a previous personal offence (earlier offence) if the later offence is committed after assistance is granted in relation to the earlier offence.