Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated ActsA primary victim is a person who is injured as a direct result of—
(a) a violent crime committed against him or her; or
(b) assisting a police officer in the course of any of the following actions by the police officer:
(i) an attempt to prevent the commission of an act or omission that the police officer believes on reasonable grounds would constitute an offence;
(ii) an attempt to arrest another person whom the police officer believes on reasonable grounds to have committed an offence;
(iii) an attempt to aid or rescue another person against whom the police officer believes on reasonable grounds an offence has been committed.