Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal 2011 – 2012

The Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (VOCAT) is an administrative tribunal within the Court constituted by members who are magistrates. Since 1997 VOCAT has received 62,773 applications, made 50,073 awards to victims of crime totalling $503 million. In 1997 there were just over 1,000 applications and over 6,000 from 2011 – 2012. These increased application…