Nominating an authorised representative
If your authorised representative is a lawyer
If you plan to have a lawyer be your authorised representative, they need to complete a client authorisation form below instead of a statutory declaration.
Learn more about lawyers' responsibilities when assisting with a Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) application.
If your authorised representative is not a lawyer
If your chosen authorised representative is not a lawyer, you will need to fill out a statutory declaration.
You will need to sign it in front of an authorised statutory declaration witness. For more information on who can witness statutory declarations, visit the Department of Justice and Community Safety's website.
A victim may complete this statutory declaration to nominate an authorised representative:
A victim’s parent, guardian or administrator may complete this statutory declaration template to nominate an authorised representative:
Other statutory declarations
Statutory declarations for victims
Victims may complete this statutory declaration template to explain the reasons why they have not reported the incident(s) to the police.
Victims will also have the option of downloading a FAS generated statutory declaration which will include inputs based on the answers they provide in their application.
Victims may complete this statutory declaration template in relation to any issue on which they would like to provide evidence to the FAS to support their application.
Examples of miscellaneous issues can be found below.
Statutory declarations for authorised representatives
Authorised representatives may complete this statutory declaration template to explain the reasons why the victim has not reported the incident(s) to the police. Authorised representatives will also have the option of downloading a FAS generated statutory declaration which will include inputs based on the answers they provide in their application.
This statutory declaration template may be completed by an authorised representative in relation to any issue on which you would like to provide evidence to the FAS to support your application:
Forms, letters and reports from service providers
Service provider digital webform
Service providers can submit invoices directly to the FAS using the service provider digital webform.
To use this webform you must be a service provider, have provided counselling, medical or allied health services to an applicant of the FAS and:
- you have already provided the service to your client or
- the appointment was scheduled but the applicant did not attend or did not cancel the appointment with sufficient notice.
Before completing this webform, the applicant must have either:
- applied directly to the FAS and been approved for FAS assistance or
- have transitioned their VOCAT award to the FAS.
You must be able to provide the applicant’s Individual Application Number and legal name.
Learn more about the resources available for service providers.
Other costs payment request form
Victims and authorised representatives can request reimbursement for costs that were reasonably necessary for the victim to make an application to the FAS.
Use this form if you wish to submit a request for these costs.
Before completing this form, the victim must have either:
- submitted an application to the FAS for assistance, or
- submitted an application to vary their VOCAT award or FAS assistance.
The form provides further information.
Cultural support plans
Cultural support plans can provide the FAS with information about a person’s cultural connection and guide how the FAS engages with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people when they apply to the FAS.
Cultural support plans can also provide information to support a victim’s application, such as how assistance for specific activities can nurture connections with culture, family and community and support recovery.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people applying to the FAS can provide an existing cultural support plan if they have one, or use one of the templates provided by the FAS below.
Online course
Follow our step-by-step online course to see how to submit and change a Cultural Support plan as part of your FAS application.
Application to vary your Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal award
Applicants with a VOCAT award who have transitioned to the FAS can apply for a variation via the online portal.
Application to vary your Financial Assistance Scheme assistance
Applicants can apply to the FAS to vary their assistance through the online portal once they have received a final decision about their application for assistance.
Application for an internal review
Applicants can apply to the FAS for an internal review using the internal review webform and via the portal.
Application for legal costs (offline)
Lawyers can apply for reasonable legal costs incurred in representing victims with complex applications using this form where they are not able to submit a legal costs application online. The form includes instructions on how to submit an application for legal costs offline.
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