Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

VICTIMS OF CRIME REGULATION 2000 - REG 35

    (1)     An eligible victim entitled to receive level 2 service is entitled to receive level 3 service under the victims services scheme if—

        (a)     the victim has completed level 2 service for the crime concerned in accordance with the care plan; and

        (b)     the victim's case coordinator has decided under section 34  (8) (Level 2 services) that the victim would receive therapeutic benefit from receiving level 3 service.

    (2)     Level 3 service consists of not more than 12 contact hours in addition to the level 1 and level 2 contact hours.

    (3)     The case coordinator must develop a revised care plan for level 3 service contact hours in consultation with the eligible victim.

    (4)     The revised care plan must state—

        (a)     the rehabilitation goals for the eligible victim; and

        (b)     the number of contact hours and particular services to be provided to the victim for achieving the goals.

    (5)     After the level 3 service contact hours have been given in accordance with the revised care plan, the commissioner, or the service provider who provided the level 3 service contact hours, must prepare and give a closure report to the case coordinator.

    (6)     The closure report must include particulars of the number of contact hours and the extent to which the rehabilitation goals of the revised care plan were achieved.

    (7)     Subject to section 36, on receiving the closure report for the eligible victim, the case coordinator must carry out case closure in relation to the victim.