Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT 1994

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Dictionary  
   3.      Notes  
   3A.     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   3AA.    Objects of Act  

   PART 2A--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

   6.      Who is a victim?  
   7.      Meaning of administration of justice  
   8.      Meaning of justice agency  

   PART 3--VICTIMS OF CRIME COMMISSIONER

   11.     Functions  
   13.     Attendance at criminal proceedings  
           PART 3A VICTIMS RIGHTS

           --Division 3A.1 Preliminary

   14.     Object—pt 3A  
   14A.    Meaning of victims rights  
   14AA.   Application of victims rights to victims under div 3A.3A  
   14B.    Definitions—pt 3A  

           --Division 3A.2 Victims rights—respect, privacy and safety

   14C.    Respectful engagement with victims  
   14D.    Respectful engagement with child victims  
   14E.    Contact with victims  
   14F.    Victims' privacy  
   14G.    Storage and return of victims' property  
   14H.    Victims' appearance at preliminary or committal hearings  
   14I.    Minimising victims' exposure to accused etc  
   14J.    Minimising registered victims' exposure to offenders etc  

           --Division 3A.3 Victims rights—access to support, services, legal and financial assistance

   15.     Referral of victims to support services  
   15A.    Provision of aids or adjustments to victims  
   15B.    Victims may request referral of offences to restorative justice  
   15C.    Reimbursement and financial assistance for victims  

           Division 3A--.3A Victims rights—harm statement etc

   15CA.   Definitions—div 3A.3A  
   15CB.   Application—div 3A.3A  
   15CC.   Harm statement—who may make a harm statement  
   15CD.   Harm statement—form and contents  
   15CE.   Harm statement—presentation to panel  
   15CF.   Harm statement—use by panel  
   15CG.   Harm statement—relevant entity to tell victims about harm  
   15CH.   Information disclosure to victim of harmful behaviour  

           --Division 3A.4 Victims rights—information about administration of justice processes

   15D.    Police to tell victims about administration of justice processes after offence  
   15E.    DPP to give information to victim witnesses  
   15F.    Police and DPP to tell victims about victim impact statement  
   15G.    DPP to tell victims about decisions to discontinue prosecution and review of  
   15H.    Justice agencies to tell eligible victims about victims register  
   15I.    Justice agencies to tell victims about justice agency complaints and victims rights  

           --Division 3A.5 Victims rights—information about investigations, proceedings and decisions

   16.     Police to give written confirmation to victims reporting offences  
   16A.    Police to update victims about status of investigations  
   16B.    DPP to consider victims' views about dealing with charges  
   16C.    Police and DPP to update victims about bail decisions  
   16D.    DPP to tell victims about hearings  
   16E.    DPP to tell victims about reparation orders  
   16F.    DPP to tell victims about outcomes of trials and appeals  
   16G.    Justice agencies to tell victims about inquiries for parole or release on  
   16H.    Justice agencies to tell victims about parole or release on licence  
   16I.    Justice agencies may give information about offenders to registered  
   16J.    Justice agencies to tell registered victims about transfer etc of detained  
   16K.    Adult offender victims register unit to tell victim about intensive correction  
   16L.    DPP to tell victims about court requirements and orders relating to offender's  
   16M.    ACAT to tell victims about mental health orders etc  
   16N.    Affected person register unit to tell victims about affected person register  

           --Division 3A.6 Victims rights—participation in proceedings

   17.     Justice agency to present victims' concerns about protection in bail  
   17A.    Victims may make victim impact statements  
   17B.    Corrective services unit to consider victims' views about pre-sentence report or  
   17C.    Victims may be in courtroom for proceedings  
   17D.    Victims may make submissions for parole or release on licence  
   17E.    Victims may give statement to ACAT for mental health orders etc  
   17F.    Affected person register unit to assist victims to participate in order  
   17G.    Victims may participate in restorative justice  

           --Division 3A.7 Implementing victims rights
           Subdivision 3A.7.1 Complying with victims rights

   18.     Justice agencies must comply with victims rights  
   18A.    Other entities should have regard to victims rights  
   18B.    Victims' representatives  
   18C.    Justice agencies to tell victims about administration of justice  
           Subdivision 3A.7.2 Complaints and concerns about victims rights
   18D.    Victims may make justice agency complaints to justice agencies  
   18E.    Justice agencies to deal with justice agency complaints  
   18F.    Victims may raise victims rights concern with commissioner  
   18G.    Commissioner to deal with victims rights concerns  

           --Division 3A.8 Miscellaneous

   18H.    Justice agencies to make victims rights guidelines  
   18I.    Justice agencies to include justice agency complaints in annual report  
   18J.    Commissioner to include victims rights concerns in annual report  
   18K.    Legal rights not affected  
   18L.    Review of victims rights  

   PART 4--VICTIMS SERVICES SCHEME

   19.     Victims services scheme—establishment  
   20.     Victims services scheme—eligibility  
   21.     Victims services scheme—annual report  
   22.     Victims services scheme—access to information and protection of  

   PART 4A--VICTIMS ADVISORY BOARD

           Division 4A--.1 Establishment and membership

   22A.    Establishment of board  
   22B.    Functions of board  
   22C.    Membership of board  
   22D.    Appointed members of board  
   22E.    Chair  
   22F.    Conditions of appointment generally  
   22G.    Term of appointment  

           Division 4A--.2 Proceedings of board

   22H.    Time and place of meetings  
   22I.    Procedures governing conduct of meetings  
   22J.    Disclosure of interests  

   PART 5--VICTIMS SERVICES LEVY

   23.     Meaning of offence—pt 5  
   24.     Imposition of victims services levy  
   26.     Levy not to be reduced  
   27.     Effect of appeal etc  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   28.     Protection from liability  
   29.     Secrecy  
   29A.    Delegation by chief police officer  
   30.     Regulation-making power  
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