Compensation

There is no Commonwealth criminal injury compensation scheme for victims of Commonwealth crime.

As a victim of a Commonwealth crime, you may be eligible to claim for compensation under state and territory compensation schemes. You may also want to consider starting civil proceedings.

• The CDPP is not responsible for civil or compensation proceedings and doesn’t provide legal advice in these areas. 

• You should get independent legal advice in relation to civil or compensation proceedings.

How can I find out if I am eligible for compensation?

Your state and territory legal and victim support services will be able to tell you about services that may be able to help. [Link to table 1 at bottom of this section.]

You might also want to get independent legal advice.

• Please note there may be time limits for starting compensation proceedings.

Victim support services and legal aid [hyperlink]