Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (VOCAT)
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‘Special Financial Assistance’ for Victorian victims halved
4th May 2017The VOCAT can only offer victims of the worst crimes, with the worst outcomes, up to $10,000 for any grief, distress, trauma or injury.
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Melbourne wall collapse: compensation under the Sentencing Act
20th Apr 2017Recent compensation settlements involving the families of pedestrians killed by a wall collapse highlight a rarely used avenue of compensation: claims under the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic).
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Why practitioners should review their TAC files
30th Mar 2017A recent Victorian decision which provides that up to $20,000 extra for lost earnings is available to victims of transport accidents where the conduct involved a crime.
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