Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A family victim of a violent act is a person who, when the violent act occurs, is one of the following:
(a) the spouse or de facto partner of the primary victim of the violent act;
(b) a parent, step-parent or guardian of the primary victim of the violent act;
(c) a child or stepchild of the primary victim of the violent act or a child under the guardianship of the primary victim of the violent act;
(d) a person entirely or substantially dependent for financial support on the primary victim of the violent act.
(2) In subsection (1)(c), a reference to a child of the primary victim includes a reference to a child of the primary victim born after the violent act occurs.
(3) It is immaterial whether or not the family victim suffers an injury as a result of the violent act.
(4) A person is not a family victim if the person committed the violent act.