Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Appropriately Qualified non-government agencies) Guideline 2016 (No 2)
Notifiable instrument NI2016–486
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 2).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day after it is notified. 
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.
4	Revocation
This instrument revokes Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Appropriately Qualified non-government agencies) Guideline 2016 (No 1).

John Hinchey
Victims of Crime Commissioner
2 September 2016

SCHEDULE 1:

Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) (Appropriately qualified non-government agencies) Guideline 2016 (No 2) 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  

(5)	EveryMan Australia

(6)	Women’s Legal Centre (ACT and Region) Incorporated