Mild Traumatic Brain Injury is the result of pressure waves from explosions, such as Improvised Explosive Devices, which cause damage to brain structures that regulate emotions and thinking. Symptoms can include mood swings, depression, irritability, memory loss, headaches and impaired thinking. While most individuals recover quickly up to 15% may have ongoing difficulties including symptoms [...]
[ Read More ]Victims of Crime Counselling and Compensation Services, Victoria
Victims of Crime Counselling and Compensation Services provides a totally free, prompt, professional and complete compensation and counselling service to victims of crime in Victoria.
Crime Compensation can be up to $100,000.00. Compensation to a primary victim of crime can be to $70,000.00 and a secondary victim of crime to $60,000.00.
Complete our ONLINE ENQUIRY FORM now for immediate assistance or FREECALL 1800 000 055 for advice.
Are You Eligible?
You may be eligible for crimes compensation and other support if :
- You have been directly injured as the result of a crime in Victoria
- You have suffered either physically or psychologically
- The crime was reported to police and you have a police statement
- The crime was committed in Victoria in the last 2 years*
- You are related to a crime victim
Crimes that may have impacted you or others include : physical assault, sexual assault, rape, domestic violence, domestic abuse, violent robbery, aggravated burglary, child abuse, childhood sexual abuse, stalking, threats to kill, workplace assault, murder, culpable driving, dangerous driving, bullying, breach of intervention order or any other crime committed against a person. Matters such as childhood sexual abuse and ongoing domestic violence may have occurred beyond 2 years*.
NEWS AND INFORMATION
Monthly Archive for September, 2011
In 2010 $1.6 Million was paid out in compensation to victims resulting from violence in schools with such anti-social behaving appearing to be on the increase. Mary Bluett, Victoria Education Union President, has indicated that there is a need for more support in the areas of welfare and counselling to help address these issues. Chris [...]
[ Read More ]Human Right Activists are calling for stricter rules regulating police use of Pepper Spray. What nonsense! Greg Davies, Police Association Secretary, asked about the human rights of the 2,500 police members who were physically assaulted last year to protect themselves. I would go on and ask about the human rights of the almost 40,000 victims [...]
[ Read More ]Victoria Police Statistics show that the total number of victims of crime against the person in 2009/2010 was 39,032. In the 2009/2010 period the number of crimes compensation applications finalised was a total of 5,920. The number of applications that have been struck out, withdrawn or refused in 2009/2010 was 1,454. Therefore comparing the total number [...]
[ Read More ]The advantages for victims of crime in pursuing an award for compensation through the Victims of Crime Assistance Act include: 1. Assistance is not dependent upon an assailant being convicted or even identified. 2. Compensation is State funded (your taxes at work). 3. Victims have no legal or other costs. 4. No need for a court hearing. [...]
[ Read More ]According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2010 there were 28,500 victims of assault in Victoria, and of these about 1,500 victims were children under fifteen years of age. From January 2008 to August 2010 Child Protection reported some 58,500 cases of child abuse, some 30,000 per year, to the police. There appears to [...]
[ Read More ]Parking inspectors, police, paramedics, nurses and other such community workers are often victims of physical assaults while in the process of performing their duties. Not only do they need to contend with the stressors of their very demanding employment they often need to contend with a high degree of aggression and violence often perpetrated against [...]
[ Read More ]While Crimes Compensation is the easiest and simplest way for victims of crime in Victoria to be compensated there is also another relatively easy procedure through the Sentencing Act. Crimes Compensation is in essence an insurance scheme which all Victorians fund and which they can make a claim agaisnt, the same way one pays for [...]
[ Read More ]If you have been the victim of crime, such as a physical assault, and have made a police statement kindly bring your statement to our offices at 163 Victoria Parade Fitzroy and receive a Free Personal Alarm System. This is a community service initiative by Victims of Crime Counselling and Compensation Services to assist victims [...]
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