Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT 1994 - SECT 16F

    (1)     The director of public prosecutions must, as soon as practicable after a proceeding for a relevant offence has ended, tell a victim of the offence about—

        (a)     the outcome of the proceeding, including any sentence imposed by the court on the offender; and

        (b)     if the offender appeals a decision under paragraph (a)—

              (i)     the nature of the appeal; and

              (ii)     the outcome of the appeal.

Note     The DPP need not give the information mentioned in s (1) to the victim if another justice agency has already given the information to the victim (see  s 14E (2) (b)).

    (2)     In this section:

"relevant offence" means—

        (a)     an indictable offence; or

        (b)     any other offence in relation to which the victim has asked the director of public prosecutions to tell the victim about the outcome of the proceeding.