Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT 1994 - SECT 15H

    (1)     A relevant justice agency must, as soon as practicable after an offender is sentenced for an offence, tell each victim who is eligible to be registered on the victims register—

        (a)     how the victim may become registered on the victims register; and

        (b)     the rights of registered victims to information about offenders who are sentenced; and

        (c)     the role of registered victims in relation to the release of offenders from imprisonment under a parole order or on licence.

Note 1     Registration of victims of offenders is dealt with in the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005

, ch 10.

Note 2     Release under parole and on licence are dealt with in the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005

, ch 7 and pt 13.1.

    (2)     In this section:

"relevant justice agency" means either of the following justice agencies:

        (a)     the youth justice victims register unit;

        (b)     the adult offenders victims register unit.

"victims register" means—

        (a)     the register of victims of offenders kept under the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005

, section 215; or

        (b)     the register of victims of young offenders kept under the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005

, section 215A.