Criminal Injuries Compensation

LEGISLATION

AUSTRALIA

Victoria

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
http://www.dms.dpc.vic.gov.au/

Victims Compensation Act 1996
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/vca1996241

Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1978
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_act/cica1978321

Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1985
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/consol_act/cica1985321/

Criminal Offence Victims Act 1995
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/cova1995227

Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1976
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/consol_act/cica1976321

Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1983
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/consol_act/cica1983321/

Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Act 1999

Crimes (Victims Assistance) Act
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nt/consol_act/caa270.html

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FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS

New Zealand

Victims of Offences Act 1987 (NZ)
http://rangi.knowledge-basket.co.nz/gpacts/public/text/1987/an/173.html

Victims of Offences Amendment Acts (covering 1998-99) (NZ)
http://rangi.knowledge-basket.co.nz/gpacts/maps/acts_v.html

State-Specific Crime Victim Compensation (links to State schemes/legislation)
http://mova.missouri.org/viccomp.htm

International Crime Victim Compensation Program Directory
http://www.coe.fr/eng/legaltxt/11t6e.htm

Office for Victims of Crime - International Resources

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/intdir/

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INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victim
http://www.victimology.nl/onlpub/declar/declar.htm

European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes
http://www.coe.fr/eng/legaltxt/116e.htm

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GOVERNMENT CRIMES COMPENSATION INFORMATION/ANNUAL REPORTS

Victims of Crimes Assistance Tribunal - 1997/98 Annual Report
http://www.magistratescourt.vic.gov.au

Victims Compensation Tribunal
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/vct.nsf/pages/index

(link unavailable)

Ministry of Justice - Criminal Injuries Compensation
http://www.moj.wa.gov.au

1998 MOJ Report
http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/about/annual98.pdf

Department of Justice and Attorney-General - Compensation for Victims of Violent Crime
http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/pubs/compo.html

Department of Justice and Industrial Relations, Annual report 1998-99 -
Support and Compensation for Victims of Crime
http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/legpol/annual_report_9899/contents.htm#TOP

Criminal Injuries Compensation Annual Report 1998/99
http://www.dpa.act.gov.au/ag/sc/cic9899.htm

1998-1999 Annual Report
http://www.nt.gov.au/law/199899.pdf

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NON-GOVERNMENT INFORMATION FROM VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES

Information on Compensation (including from offender,
CICA, State benefits, road traffic accidents)
http://www.victimsupport.com/infocomp.htm

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DISCUSSION PAPERS AND REPORTS

Restitution for Victims of Crime (Interim Report) Nov 1993
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/lawreform/resti/title.htm

Restitution for Victims of Crime (Final Report) Jun 1994
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/lawreform/restfinal/title.htm

"Compensation Payments Alternative Approaches",
Ch 4 of The Legal Liability of Health Service Providers (Final Report) May 1997
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/lawreform/hea/chap4.html

Reform of the Australian Capital Territory Criminal Injury Compensation Scheme
(Discussion Paper) 1997
http://www.dpa.act.gov.au/ag

Compensation for Victims of Violent Crime: Possible Changes to the
Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. A Consultation Paper
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/cpd/pvu/comp.htm

"The Right to Restitution from Offender", Ch 11 of the Victims' Rights
Sourcebook: A Compilation and Comparison of Victims' Rights Laws (through 1995)
http://www.ncvc.org/law/SBOOK/ch11.htm

"Crime Victim Compensation", Ch 15 of New Directions From the Field:
Victim's rights and services for the 21^st Century
HTML: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/new/directions/chap15.htm
PDF: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/new/directions/pdftxt/bulletins/bltn15.pdf

"Restitution" Ch 16 of above text
HTML: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/new/directions/chap16.htm
PDF: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/new/directions/pdftxt/bulletins/bltn16.pdf

"Civil remedies" Ch 17 of above text
HTML: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/new/directions/chap17.htm
PDF: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/new/directions/pdftxt/bulletins/bltn17.pdf

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INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS

Guide for Policymakers on the Implementation of the United Nations
Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse
of Power, Feb 1998
http://www.victimology.nl/onlpub/guide/guide.html

Handbook on Justice for Victims on the Use and Application of the
United Nations Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims
of Crime and Abuse of Power, April 1998
http://www.victimology.nl/onlpub/hb/unhbook.doc

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VICTIM SUPPORT AGENCIES & INFORMATION SERVICES

AUSTRALIA

Victims Referral and Assistance Service
http://www.vras.vic.gov.au

Victims of Crime Bureau
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/vsb1.nsf/pages/index

Lifeline, Tasmania - Victims of Crime Services
http://www.tased.edu.au/tasonline/lifeline/voc.htm

Victim Support Services (Department of Justice and Attorney-General)
http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/vss.htm

Victim Support
http://www.adelaide.net.au/~victimsa

Victim Support Service
http://www.moj.wa.gov.au/division/courts/vss/vicsupp.htm

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FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS

Home Office, Procedures and Victims unit
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/cpd/pvu/pvu.htm

Victim Support Agency
http://www.victimsupport.com/about.htm

DOJ, Office for Victims of Crime
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc

National Justice Information Center
http://www.ncjrs.org/victhome.htm

National Center for Victims of Crime
http://www.nvc.org

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INTERNATIONAL

International Victimology Site

http://www.victimology.nl

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CRIME JUSTICE STATISTICS

AUSTRALIA

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 'Australia now: A Statistical Profile - Crime and Justice'
http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/c311215.nsf/20564c23f3183fdaca25672100813ef1/663820088f872143ca2567220072e976?OpenDocument

DOJ, Criminal Justice Statistics and Research Unit - Stats Flashes
http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/dojsite.nsf/all+by+key/Pubs?OpenDocument

Bureau of Crime Statistics & Research
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/bocsar1.nsf/pages/index

Crime Research Centre -Facts and Figures
http://www.law.ecel.uwa.edu.au/crc/stats/facts.htm

A-G's Office of Crime Statistics
(no website)

Statistics Queensland - Crime Statistics
http://www.statistics.qld.gov.au/crim_frameset.html

Tasmania Demography (Crime Rate etc)
http://www.dchs.tas.gov.au/moreinfo/more_about_tas/demography

Criminal Justice Statistics
http://www.dpa.act.gov.au/ag/Reports/Dept/stats/cr/c0.html

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FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS

Home Office Research and Statistics
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds

Bureau of Justice Statistics - Crime and Victims Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict.htm

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/home.html

Bureau of Justice Sourcebook of Criminal Statistics
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook

National Institute of Justice
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij

FBI Uniform Crime Reports
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr.htm

Statistics New Zealand Te Tari Tatau
http://www.stats.govt.nz

Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.ca

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INTERNATIONAL

UN Crime and Justice Information Network
http://www.uncjin.org

UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
http://www.unicri.it

World Justice Information Network (registration required, free)
http://www.justinfo.net

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