This will give you more time to organise your claim and ask about what evidence you may need. If you are claiming compensation for pain, suffering and injuries, you must keep all your medical receipts. If you make a claim for property damage or loss, you must have quotes for how much it will cost to repair or replace.
If the accused person is found guilty of a theft-related offence, the court may order them to return the goods or money stolen from you. If the goods have been sold, destroyed or lost, the court can order the offender to pay you the value of the goods. Civil court action is another option to try to get compensation from the offender. This is a separate court process to the criminal court case.
It is a good idea to get independent legal advice about making a claim because your legal claim must be made in court and you may have to pay legal costs. The information on this website is not legal advice from the Department of Justice and Community Safety and it is your responsibility to make sure that you have appropriate legal advice for your situation.
The Prisoner Compensation Quarantine Fund the fund can give you another chance to seek compensation from the offender for the pain and suffering they caused you. If an offender is injured while they are in prison they can sue the prison. If they are successful they may be paid compensation for their injury.
The offender cannot access the money during this time. You may want to make a legal claim against the offender, knowing that this money may be available if your claim is successful. Large compensation payments to offender are rare.
The best way to find out if this type of payment has been made to a offender is by registering with the Victims Register. There are laws in Victoria about who can get information from the Victims Register. If you are registered, you will be sent a letter if money paid to a offender is being held in the fund. Read more about the Victims Register and how to apply.
There may be cases where people who are not eligible to be on the Victims Register may still be able to make a legal claim against the offender. For example, where the crime committed was a property crime or when the offender has finished their sentence.
You can apply for information about the money held in the fund by contacting the Victims Register and requesting a PCQF Application form. Money in the fund is not automatically paid to victims of crime. You have to make a legal claim against the offender in court.
It is a good idea to get independent legal advice about making a claim because your legal claim must be made in court. You can find a lawyer on the website of the Law Institute of Victoria. It assists people in locating a lawyer through an online find a lawyer referral service External link. Even if there is money being held in the fund, there is no guarantee that you will get any compensation from the offender, as there may be other claims for the money.
You usually have to claim within 2 years of the crime. The crime must be reported to the police before you apply. For example somebody was in danger and it was not a situation that you were trained to deal with. Get support as a victim or witness of crime in Scotland.
To help us improve GOV. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Cookies on GOV. If an offender's found guilty, the judge may make them pay you a sum of money as part of their sentence. You might be eligible to apply to CICA. This government fund is only available to victims of violent crime who have not been able to claim compensation through courts, insurance companies or benefits payments.
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