South Australian Numbered Regulations

VICTIMS OF CRIME REGULATIONS 2003 (NO 167 OF 2003) - REG 4

4—Interpretation

In these regulations—

"Act" means the Victims of Crime Act 2001 ;

"limited claim"—a claim for statutory compensation is a "limited claim" if it is limited to a claim for compensation for one or both of the following:

            (a)         for grief suffered in consequence of the commission of a homicide (see section 17(2) of the Act);

            (b)         for funeral expenses (see section 17(4) of the Act),

and "limited application" has a corresponding meaning;

"period for negotiation"—in relation to a claim for statutory compensation, the "period for negotiation" is 3 months from the making of the application or a longer period agreed between the Crown Solicitor and the claimant (see section 18(5) of the Act);

"related claim"—a claim for statutory compensation is a "related claim" if—

            (a)         in proceedings under the Act, the same legal practitioner represents more than one victim of an offence claiming compensation in respect of injury arising from the offence; or

            (b)         in proceedings under the Act, the same legal practitioner represents more than one victim of a series of offences claiming compensation in respect of injury arising from the series of offences;

"series of offences" means offences committed consecutively by one offender, or offences committed simultaneously or consecutively by offenders acting in concert (see section 23 of the Act).