Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT 1994 - SECT 18F

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     a victim engages with a justice agency; and

        (b)     the victim believes the justice agency has not complied with their victims rights.

    (2)     The victim may raise a concern (a victims rights concern ) about the justice agency's conduct with the commissioner.

Note 1     Alternatively, a victim may make a justice agency complaint to a justice agency (see s 18D) or make a victims rights complaint to the human rights commission (see Human Rights Commission Act 2005

, s 41C).

Note 2     A victim need not have made a justice agency complaint to a justice agency before raising a victims rights concern with the commissioner.

    (3)     A victims rights concern may be raised orally or in writing.

Note     A concern may be raised for a victim by the victim's representative if nominated to do so by the victim (see s 18B).

    (4)     A victims rights concern may be withdrawn at any time by—

        (a)     the victim; or

        (b)     if the victim has nominated a representative to raise the concern—the victim's representative.

    (5)     In this section:

"representative"—see section 18B (1).