South Australian Current Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT 2001 - SECT 5

5—Reasons for declaration and its effect

        (1)         In this Part, Parliament seeks to declare the principles that should govern the way victims are dealt with by public agencies and officials.

        (2)         The need for the declaration arises out of national and international concern about the position of victims of crime.

        (3)         The principles—

            (a)         are not enforceable in criminal or civil proceedings; and

            (b)         do not give rise to any right to damages for breach; and

            (c)         do not affect the conduct of criminal proceedings.

        (4)         However, public agencies and officials are authorised and required to have regard, and to give effect, to the principles so far as it is practicable to do so having regard to the other obligations binding on them.