Experiences of trauma should not only consist of negative outcomes, but should provide the victim with new perceptions that can result in intensely positive changes regarding personal growth and healing. A traumatic experience should be seen as catalyst for the development of deeper meaning and personal growth in one’s life. Consider the following post trauma: [...]
[ 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 December, 2011
A 24 year old female was the victim of a sexual assault perpetrated by an unknown adult male assailant in Brunswick on the 28-11-11. The victim said that at around 12.45 am she was riding her bike home from a friend’s house along a designated bike path when she noticed a male riding in the [...]
[ Read More ]Author: Whittlesea Community Legal Service Discussion Paper funded by a grant from the Legal Services Board of Victoria. This Discussion Paper provides an analysis of the current legal framework for the assistance of victims of crime in Victoria with a particular focus on assistance provided by the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (“VOCAT”). Some points of [...]
[ Read More ]Violent crime is defined in Australia to include homicide, assault, sexual assault, robbery and kidnapping. Between 1999-2009 the rate of homicide seems to have fallen affecting 293 victims, down from 385 victims in 1999. The rates of robbery have also fallen from affecting 22,606 victims in 1999 to affecting 15,238 in 2009. In addition, kidnapping/abduction [...]
[ Read More ]The physical and/or sexual abuse of a female child significantly increases the likelihood of victimisation in adulthood according to Australian research. Females who have experienced abuse as children are one and a half times more likely to experience violence in adulthood. The risk of sexual violence in adulthood doubles for women who were abused as [...]
[ Read More ]Violent assaults in Victoria have doubled over the past ten years whereas many other types of crime have remained constant. Violent assaults have been increasing by about %5 each year. Violent assaults peak in the warmer months. More males than females are victims of assault. People aged from 15 to 24 experienced the highest rates [...]
[ Read More ]If you have been the victim of a crime in Victoria while is the course of your work duties and sustained either a physical or a psychological injury as the result of the criminal act you may be entitled to access assistance from both Workcover as well as from Crimes Compensation. For example, if you [...]
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