Assistance for victim available only in 1 capacity
23 Assistance for victim available only in 1 capacity
This section applies if a person is a victim of an act of violence in 2 or more of the following capacities—
primary victim;
parent secondary victim;
witness secondary victim;
related victim.
The person is eligible for victim assistance in relation to the act of violence in only 1 of the capacities.
This section does not prevent—
a primary victim of an act of violence also being granted assistance for funeral expenses for the unborn child of the primary victim; or
a witness secondary victim or related victim of an act of violence also being granted assistance for funeral expenses for—
a primary victim of the act of violence; or
an unborn child of a primary victim of the act of violence.
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