Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Women Victims of Domestic Violence and the Western Australian Criminal Injuries Compensation Act
Abstract
The author reports on case studies of claims made under Western Australia's criminal injuries compensation legislation by women victims of domestic violence. She examines the statutory restrictions on claims in relation to contributory conduct and other matters and concludes that the legislation contains inappropriate and inconsistent standards which serve to deny women victims of domestic violence due compensation for crimes committed against them.
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