Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016
- Number
- A2016-12
- Status
- In Force
- Current law
- Regulations & instruments
- Point-in-time versions
- Law history
Current version
Notes
- Uncommenced amendments by Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Act 2024[4].
Effective | Files/Formats | Version | Published | Notes |
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20 June 2024 | HTMLPDFWord | R8 | 20 June 2024 | Republication for amendments by A2024-28[4] |
Administering Minister and Directorate
- Minister for Human Rights - Justice and Community Safety Directorate
Legislative instruments
Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws
Name | Type | Under | Effective | Year and No |
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Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Regulation 2016[5] | Subordinate laws | s 101 | 1 July 2024 | SL2016-10 |
Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Appropriately Qualified Non-Government Agencies) Guideline 2019 (No 1)[6] | Notifiable instruments | s 87 | 29 May 2019 | NI2019-327 |
Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Recovery from Offenders) Guideline 2016 (No 1)[7] | Notifiable instruments | s 87 | 1 July 2016 | NI2016-318 |
Point-in-time versions
Effective | Files/Formats | Version | Published | Notes |
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20 June 2024 | HTMLPDFWord | R8 | 20 June 2024 | Republication for amendments by A2024-28[4] |
22 November 2023 - 19 June 2024 | HTMLPDFWord | R7 | 22 November 2023 | Republication for amendments by A2023-45[8] |
13 September 2023 - 21 November 2023 | HTMLPDFWord | R6 | 13 September 2023 | Republication for amendments by A2023-33[9] |
2 July 2021 - 12 September 2023 | HTMLPDFWord | R5 | 2 July 2021 | Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (pt 20) |
2 July 2020 - 1 July 2021 | HTMLPDFWord | R4 | 2 July 2020 | Republication for expiry of provision (s 98) |
14 November 2019 - 1 July 2020 | HTMLPDFWord | R3 | 14 November 2019 | Republication for amendments by A2019-42[10] |
1 May 2017 - 13 November 2019 | HTMLPDFWord | R2 | 1 May 2017 | Republication for amendments by A2016-42[11] as amended by A2017-10[12] |
1 July 2016 - 30 April 2017 | HTMLPDFWord | R1 | 1 July 2016 | Republication for new Act and amendments by A2016-37[13] |
1 July 2016 | HTMLPDFWord | As notified | 16 March 2016 |
Bill and Explanatory statement
The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Bill 2016[14].
Notification statement
The Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016 has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
Notified: 16 March 2016 (Parliamentary Counsel)
Act as notified
Commencement
Provision | Commencement date | Commencement method |
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s 1, s 2 | 16 March 2016 | LA[15] s 75 (1) |
remainder | 1 July 2016 | s 2 (1) (a) |
Expiries
Provision | Expiry date | Expiry method |
---|---|---|
pt 20 | 1 July 2021 (midnight) | s 205 |
s 98 | 1 July 2020 (midnight) | s 98 (3) |
Amendments
For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.
Year and number | Amending law | Amending provision | Commencement date |
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A2024-28[4] | Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Act 2024 | s 4, s 5, ss 8-10, s 12, s 15, s 17 | commences 1 July 2025 |
A2024-28[4] | Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Amendment Act 2024 | s 6, s 7, s 11, s 13, s 14, s 16 | 20 June 2024 |
A2023-45[8] | Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Act 2023 | pt 11 | 22 November 2023 |
A2023-33[9] | Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2023 | sch 2 pt 2.8 | 13 September 2023 |
A2019-42[10] | Statute Law Amendment Act 2019 | sch 3 pt 3.25 | 14 November 2019 |
A2016-42[16] | Family Violence Act 2016 | sch 3 pt 3.21 | 1 May 2017 |
A2016-37[17] | Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2016 | sch 1 pt 1.21 | 1 July 2016 |