Glossary
Glossary of terms used by the Victims’ Special Claims Tribunal.
Glossary of terms used by the Victims' Special Claims Tribunal.
- Offender
- A person convicted (alone or with others) by a court or court martial of the offence that affected the victim, and had imposed a sentence of imprisonment.
- Prisoner
- A person who is not a service detainee or a service prisoner but who is for the time being in the legal custody of either of the Chief Executive of Corrections, the Commissioner of Police, or the superintendent of a penal institution.
- Victim
- A person against whom an offence is committed by another person, causing physical injury, or loss of, or damage to, property. It also includes the parent or legal guardian of a child, or young person, who is the victim of an offence, unless that parent or guardian is convicted in relation to that offence. A victim is also a member of the immediate family of a person who dies or is rendered incapable because of an offence committed against them, unless that family member is convicted in relation to that case.
- Victim's claim
- A claim for damages or exemplary damages, made by or on behalf of a victim against an offender.
For complete definitions of these terms, see the Act.
