(1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

award means an award of compensation under this Act;

Commissioner means  –

(a) a person appointed as a Criminal Injuries Compensation Commissioner under section 2A(1) ; or

(b) a person referred to in section 2A(3) ;

criminal conduct means –

(a) an act referred to in section 4 (1) (a) ; or

(b) any act of a person referred to in section 4 (1) (b) as a result of which an award may be made;

dependant , in relation to a victim dying as the result of criminal conduct, means any person who at the time of the death was wholly or mainly dependent upon the victim or would have been so dependent but for the total or partial incapacity suffered by the victim since the injury from which the death resulted, and includes any child of the victim born after his death;

Deputy Registrar means Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court;

Fund means the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund continued under section 11 ;

injury has the meaning assigned to that expression by subsection (2) ;

offence means an offence that involves violence by one person against another and includes a crime under section 127 , 127A , 185 , 186 , 191A or 192 of the Criminal Code ;

offender means a person whose act constitutes criminal conduct;

primary victim means a person against whom an offence is committed;

Registrar means Registrar of the Supreme Court;

related victim means a person who is –

(a) the spouse or a child, stepchild, brother, sister, stepbrother or stepsister of a primary victim; or

(b) a parent or step-parent of a primary victim who was over 18 years of age at the time of the offence; or

(c) in a personal relationship, within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003 , with a primary victim;

secondary victim means –

(a) a person who suffers injury as a result of witnessing an offence; or

(b) a parent, step-parent or guardian of a primary victim who was under 18 years of age at the time of the offence.

(2)  For the purposes of this Act, references to an injury shall be construed as including references to any impairment of bodily or mental health, and also to becoming pregnant.

(3)  In this Act references to an award made to any person shall be construed as references to any award for the payment of a sum (whether to himself or any other person) for his benefit or to meet the cost of his maintenance or of any services rendered to him.