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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT 1994 - SECT 18C

Justice agencies to tell victims about administration of justice processes

A justice agency must make the following information available to a victim in a way the victim understands:

        (a)     victims rights and how a victim may make a justice agency complaint, raise a victims rights concern or make a victims rights complaint if the victim believes a justice agency has not complied with their victims rights;

        (b)     how to report an offence to a police officer and the administration of justice processes that result from making a report;

        (c)     any services that provide support or assistance, including legal and financial assistance, that are available to the victim;

        (d)     hearing and trial processes, including the role, rights and responsibilities of witnesses;

        (e)     restorative justice options that are available to victims, including the referral process, and that there are eligibility and suitability requirements for restorative justice under the Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004

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