Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) In exceptional circumstances and within the limit set by section 10(1), there may also be included in the amount awarded to a person—
(a) who is a secondary victim by virtue of section 9(1); and
(b) of whom the primary victim of the act of violence is a family member; and
(c) who was under the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of the act of violence—
an amount for other expenses actually and reasonably incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the secondary victim to assist his or her recovery from witnessing the act of violence.
(2) In exceptional circumstances and within the limit set by section 10(1) , there may also be included in the amount awarded to a person who is a secondary victim by virtue of section 9(2) an amount for other expenses actually and reasonably incurred, or reasonably likely to be incurred, by the secondary victim to assist his or her recovery from becoming aware of the act of violence.
(3) In this section "family member", in relation to a person, means—
S. 10A(3)(a) amended by No. 27/2001 s. 7(Sch. 5 item 2.3(a)).
(a) the spouse, former spouse, domestic partner or former domestic partner of that person; or
(b) a person who is or has been a relative of that person; or
(c) a child who normally or regularly resides with that person; or
(d) another person who is or has been ordinarily a member of the household of that person.
(4) For the purposes of the definition of family member in subsection (3)—
S. 10A(4)(a) repealed by No. 27/2001 s. 7(Sch. 5 item 2.3(b)(i)).
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S. 10A(4)(b) amended by No. 27/2001 s. 7(Sch. 5 item 2.3(b)(ii)).
(b) a relative, in relation to a person, means—
(i) a father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, step-father, step-mother, father-in-law or mother-in-law of that person; or
(ii) a son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, step-son, step-daughter, son-in-law or daughter-in-law of that person; or
(iii) a brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, brother-in-law or sister-in-law of that person; or
(iv) an uncle, aunt, uncle-in-law or aunt-in-law of that person; or
(v) a nephew or niece of that person; or
(vi) a cousin of that person—
and includes, in the case of domestic partners, a person who would be such a relative if the domestic partners were married to each other.
Division 3—Related victim