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.

She is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives and a member of the Australian Lawyers Alliance. Her commitment to the needs of crime victims led her to join the Reference Group for the Victims Assistance Program.

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

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1998 - Present Fellow of The Institute of Legal Executives (Victoria)
2017 - Present Member of VOCAT Users Group
2000 - 2017 Australian Lawyers Alliance

Qualifications

Associate Diploma of Business in Legal Practice

Career History

1982 - Present Ryan Carlisle Thomas, Legal Executive

Recent Articles By Sharon

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.

Cardinia Shire takes to the streets to protest against domestic violence Locals will rally and march in Pakenham tomorrow to protest against domestic violence in the Shire of Cardinia as part of White Ribbon Day.

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Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialists in Personal Injury and Workplace Relations Law.