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Victim assistance may cover household expert report costs

AGVE_2001_132Other CourtAug 29, 2001Granted

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M.M. sought approval of the costs for a household expert report after requiring continuous care from his mother. The Regierungsrat held that the character of the request depends on the motion and its reasoning, and that victim assistance must benefit the victim directly rather than a third person. It further held that the costs of a household expert report may be claimed as further assistance under the OHG because the report serves to determine the extent and cost of the care burden. The request was therefore granted.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 3 Abs. 4 OHG; Art. 12 OHG; qualification of the claim and admissibility of household expert report costs as victim assistance. The legal nature of a request under the OHG is determined by the relief sought and the supporting reasoning. Victim assistance must directly benefit the entitled victim and may not be structured as a benefit to a third person. Costs incurred for a household expert report may, where they serve to clarify the extent and economic consequences of care needs, constitute further assistance within the meaning of Art. 3 Abs. 4 OHG (consid. 2 c/aa- dd).

Full text

2001 Opferhilfe 627 IX. Opferhilfe

132 Kostengutsprache für die Erstellung eines Haushaltgutachtens.

  • Ob das Opfer weitere Hilfe i.S. von Art. 3 Abs. 4 OHG oder Entschädigung i.S. von Art. 12 OHG beansprucht, bestimmt sich nach dem gestellten Begehren und der dazugehörigen Begründung (Erw. 2 c/aa).
  • Die Opferhilfe muss unmittelbar dem anspruchsberechtigten Opfer zukommen und nicht etwa einer Drittperson (Erw. 2 c/bb).
  • Kosten für die Erstellung eines Haushaltsgutachtens können als weitere Hilfe i.S. von Art. 3 Abs. 4 OHG geltend gemacht werden (Erw. 2 c/cc und dd). Entscheid des Regierungsrates vom 29. August 2001 in Sachen M.M. gegen Verfügung des Kantonalen Sozialdienstes. Aus den Erwägungen 2. a) Der Beschwerdeführer beantragt, ihm sei im Rahmen der weiteren Hilfe gemäss Art. 3 Abs. 4 OHG Kostengutsprache für die Erstellung eines Haushaltgutachtens zu erteilen. Der Beschwerdeführer wird seit dem tragischen Vorfall im Behindertenheim rund um die Uhr von seiner Mutter betreut. Mit dem Haushaltsgutachten sollen der zeitmässige Umfang und die daraus resultierenden Kosten abgeklärt werden. Dabei ist gemäss den Eingaben des Rechtsvertreters des Beschwerdeführers davon auszugehen, dass die bisherige Heimbetreuung kostenmässig günstiger war als die Einzelbetreuung durch die Mutter. Diese Mehrkosten sollen bei der Haftpflichtversicherung des Schädigers eingefordert werden (Betreuungsschaden). Zu denken sei hier an eine Rente bis zum Tod des Beschwerdeführers bzw. bis er allenfalls wieder in ein Heim

Keywords

victim assistancecost approvalhousehold expert reportcare costsdirect benefitfurther assistance

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the request is to be assessed as further victim assistance or as compensation under the OHG.

Extracted holding

The nature of the request is determined by the wording of the motion and its supporting reasons; here it was to be treated as a request for further assistance.

Extracted reasoning

The court held that qualification depends on the relief sought and the accompanying reasoning, not on an abstract characterization by the authority.

Key legal question

Whether victim assistance must be paid directly to the victim or may be granted for a third person.

Extracted holding

Victim assistance must accrue directly to the entitled victim and not to a third person.

Extracted reasoning

The statute requires the benefit to reach the victim itself; a payment flowing primarily to someone else does not satisfy that requirement.

Key legal question

Whether the cost of preparing a household expert report can be covered as further assistance under the OHG.

Extracted holding

Yes. Such costs may be claimed as further assistance.

Extracted reasoning

The expert report serves to clarify the time required for care and the resulting costs, which are relevant to the victim's assistance needs and related expense assessment.

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