Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) Before considering whether to make an award, the assessor must be satisfied the applicant:
(a) has suffered the injury or financial loss described in the application as a direct result of a violent act; and
(b) is otherwise an eligible victim of the violent act.
(2) The assessor may be satisfied about the matters referred to in subsection (1) even if:
(a) no person has been charged with or found guilty of the violent act resulting in the applicant's injury or financial loss; or
(b) a person has been charged with or found guilty of a different violent act than is described in the application.