Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT 1994 - SECT 15I

    (1)     This section applies if a victim tells a justice agency that the victim—

        (a)     believes the agency has not complied with their victims rights; or

        (b)     is otherwise dissatisfied with the justice agency's services in relation to victims rights.

    (2)     The justice agency must, as soon as practicable, tell the victim how the victim may—

        (a)     make a justice agency complaint to the justice agency; or

        (b)     if the victim believes the agency has not complied with their victims rights—

              (i)     raise a victims rights concern with the commissioner; or

              (ii)     make a victims rights complaint to the human rights commission; or

Note     Justice agency complaint —see s 18D (2).
"Victims rights complaint"—see the Human Rights Commission Act 2005

, s 41C (2).
"Victims rights concern"—see s 18F (2).

        (c)     if another entity has power to deal with the matter—make a complaint about the matter to the other entity.

Examples

1     if the matter relates to corrupt conduct, the victim may be able to make a complaint to the integrity commission

2     if the matter relates to a member of the Australian Federal Police, the victim may be able to make a complaint to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) established under the National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022

(Cwlth), section 20