Western Australian Current Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT 1994 - SECT 3

3 .         Guidelines about treatment of victims

        (1)         Public officers and bodies are authorised to have regard to and apply the guidelines in Schedule 1 and they should do so to the extent that it is —

            (a)         within or relevant to their functions to do so; and

            (b)         practicable for them to do so.

        (2)         If because of age, disability or any other reason it is not practicable for a victim to receive counselling or information, make requests or express views or concerns under the guidelines, another person may do those things on the victim’s behalf if the public officer or body concerned is satisfied that it is appropriate for that other person to do so.

        (3)         Nothing in this Act provides, or is to be taken as providing, any person with a legally enforceable right or entitlement, and a failure to apply this Act, or to have regard to a guideline, or to treat a victim in accordance with a guideline, does not —

            (a)         affect the validity of anything done or not done or of any proceedings; or

            (b)         provide grounds for any act, omission or decision to be challenged, appealed against, reviewed, quashed or called in question in or by any court or tribunal or for any injunctive, declaratory or other relief, remedy or order to be asked for or granted whether by way of prerogative writ or otherwise.