Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT 1994 - SECT 16D

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     a person has been charged with an offence; and

        (b)     a court has set a hearing date for the charge.

    (2)     The director of public prosecutions must, as soon as practicable after the hearing date has been set, tell a victim of the offence the date, time and place of the hearing.

Note     The DPP need not give the information mentioned in s (2) to the victim if another justice agency has already given the information to the victim (see  s 14E (2) (b)).