Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018

Special case persons - Elderly victims of crime

25: Who is elderly victim of crime

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"Who gets help as an elderly victim of crime in New Zealand?"

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You are an elderly victim of crime if you are funding eligible, have been positively needs assessed, and receive contracted care services. You also need to have been assessed as an elderly victim of crime under regulations made according to section 74. This assessment is for the purposes of the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018.

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Part 4Special case persons
Elderly victims of crime

25Who is elderly victim of crime

  1. An elderly victim of crime is a person who—

  2. is funding eligible; and
    1. has been positively needs assessed; and
      1. receives contracted care services; and
        1. has been assessed, in accordance with regulations made under section 74, as being an elderly victim of crime for the purposes of this Act.
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