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CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION AMENDMENT ACT 2005 (NO. 23 OF 2005) - SECT 5

Section 2 amended (Interpretation)
Section 2(1) of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting "or omission" from paragraph (a) of the definition of criminal conduct ;
(b) by omitting "or omission" from paragraph (b) of the definition of criminal conduct ;
(c) by inserting the following definition after the definition of Master :
offence means an offence that involves violence by one person against another and includes a crime under section 127, 127A, 185, 186, 191A or 192 of the Criminal Code;
(d) by omitting "or omission" from the definition of offender ;
(e) by inserting the following definitions after the definition of offender :
primary victim means a person against whom an offence is committed;
related victim means a person who is –
(a) the spouse or a child, stepchild, brother, sister, stepbrother or stepsister of a primary victim; or
(b) a parent or step-parent of a primary victim who was over 18 years of age at the time of the offence; or
(c) in a personal relationship, within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003 , with a primary victim;
(f) by omitting the definition of victim and substituting the following definition:
secondary victim means –
(a) a person who suffers injury as a result of witnessing an offence; or
(b) a parent, step-parent or guardian of a primary victim who was under 18 years of age at the time of the offence.



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