Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009

In this chapter, injury means—

bodily injury; or

mental illness or disorder; or

intellectual impairment; or

pregnancy; or

disease; or

for a sexual offence or domestic violence, the totality of the following adverse impacts of the sexual offence or domestic violence suffered by a person—

sense of violation;

reduced self worth or perception;

lost or reduced physical immunity;

lost or reduced physical capacity (including the capacity to have children), whether temporary or permanent;

increased fear or increased feelings of insecurity;

adverse effect of others reacting adversely to the person;

adverse impact on lawful sexual relations;

adverse impact on feelings; or

a combination of matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f).

For this chapter, injury also includes an aggravation of an injury mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to (g), if the aggravation arises as a direct result of an act of violence.

To remove any doubt, it is declared that, for this chapter, an aggravation mentioned in subsection (2) is an injury only to the extent of the effects of the aggravation.