Victorian Numbered Regulations

VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE (SPECIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) REGULATIONS 2011 (SR NO 145 OF 2011) - REG 5

r. 5

In these Regulations—

"impaired" includes impaired because of mental illness, intellectual disability within the meaning of the Disability Act 2006 , dementia or brain injury;

sexual penetration has the meaning given by section 35(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 ;

"the Act" means the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 ;

"very serious disease" means a disease that is life threatening in nature and includes HIV within the meaning of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 ;

"very serious physical injury" means actual physical bodily harm to the body of a permanent or long term duration that involves—

        (a)     loss of a body function; or

        (b)     disfigurement of a part of the body; or

        (c)     total or partial loss of a part of the body; or

        (d)     loss of a foetus; or

        (e)     loss of fertility.