Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Appropriately Qualified non-government agencies) Guideline 2016 (No 1)
Notifiable instrument NI2016–317
made under the  
Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016, section 87 (Commissioner’s guidelines)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Appropriately Qualified non-government agencies) Guideline 2016 (No 1).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on 1 July 2016. 
3	Guideline
I hereby make the Guideline for Appropriately Qualified non-government agencies in accordance with section 87(1)(b) of the Act. The agencies that are appropriately qualified for reporting under section 31 (Application to commissioner) are set out in Schedule 1.

John Hinchey
Victims of Crime Commissioner
23/6/16

SCHEDULE 1

Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Appropriately qualified non-government agencies) Guideline 2016 (No 1) identifies the non-government agencies that are appropriately qualified for reporting under section 31 (Application to Commissioner).

The appropriately qualified non-government agencies for the purpose of section 31 of the Act are as follows:

(1)	Canberra Rape Crisis Centre 

(2)	Companion House

(3)	Domestic Violence Crisis Service

(4)	Relationships Australia Canberra and Region