Sharon Barnes

Legal Executive

Crimes Compensation - VOCAT

Sharon is a Legal Executive in our Dandenong and Pakenham offices, having worked in the firm's WorkCover and Crimes Compensation departments for more than 25 years.

Her commitment to the needs of crime victims led her to join the Reference Group for the Victims Assistance Program. She also contributed to the firm's sumission to the Victorian Law Reform Commission's 2018 Review of the Victims of Crime Assistance Act (1996). .

Sharon is also interested in netball and is on the Committee of the Pakenham Netball Association.

Contact Sharon Barnes

Phone

03 5941 5722

srbadmin@rctlaw.com.au

1998 - Present Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives (Victoria)
2017 - Present Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal Users Group Member
2000 - 2017 Australian Lawyers Alliance Member

Qualifications

Associate Diploma of Business in Legal Practice

Career History

1982 - Present Legal Executive, RCT

Recent Articles By Sharon

You can vary an application for Victims of Crime assistance if there are complications What happens if you have been the victim of a violent crime and have made an application for assistance under the Victims of Crime Act, but then the impact of the crime changes?

Sex abuse perpetrators should be struck from Victims of Crime process Survivors of sex abuse have already been traumatised so why should their perpetrator be involved with a victims application for assistance? Many will say that the experience only re-traumatises the survivor.

Victims of a crime may be entitled to extra payments Victims of crime can apply for a special payment from Government to help recover from a violent crime but a Sentencing Act Application may also be lodged in court against the perpetrator who is then liable for an additional financial payment.

Time limits now abolished for child victims of crime Until recently victims of an act of violence have had two years to submit an application for assistance with the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal, but with recent changes, victims of childhood abuse now don't have to worry about that time limit.

Call 1300 366 441 to be connected to your nearest office, find an office near you on our office locations map, or email us using the form below and we will contact you on the same or next business day.

* Required Field

Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialists in Personal Injury Law.