3   Objects of Act

The objects of this Act are as follows:

(a)  to provide support and rehabilitation for victims of crimes of violence by giving effect to an approved counselling scheme and a statutory compensation scheme,

(b)  to enable compensation paid under the statutory compensation scheme to be recovered from persons found guilty of the crimes giving rise to the award of compensation,

(c)  to impose a levy on persons found guilty of crimes for the purpose of funding the statutory compensation scheme,

(d)  to give effect to an alternative scheme under which a court may order the person it finds guilty of a crime to pay compensation to any victim of the crime.