VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT 1994
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act
- 2 Dictionary
- 3 Notes
- 3A Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
- 3AA Objects of Act
PART 2A--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS
PART 3--VICTIMS OF CRIME COMMISSIONER
- 11 Functions
- 13 Attendance at criminal proceedings
PART 3A VICTIMS RIGHTS
--Division 3A.1 Preliminary
- 14 Object—pt 3A
- 14A Meaning of victims rights
- 14AA Application of victims rights to victims under div 3A.3A
- 14B Definitions—pt 3A
--Division 3A.2 Victims rights—respect, privacy and safety
- 14C Respectful engagement with victims
- 14D Respectful engagement with child victims
- 14E Contact with victims
- 14F Victims' privacy
- 14G Storage and return of victims' property
- 14H Victims' appearance at preliminary or committal hearings
- 14I Minimising victims' exposure to accused etc
- 14J Minimising registered victims' exposure to offenders etc
--Division 3A.3 Victims rights—access to support, services, legal and financial assistance
- 15 Referral of victims to support services
- 15A Provision of aids or adjustments to victims
- 15B Victims may request referral of offences to restorative justice
- 15C Reimbursement and financial assistance for victims
Division 3A--.3A Victims rights—harm statement etc
- 15CA Definitions—div 3A.3A
- 15CB Application—div 3A.3A
- 15CC Harm statement—who may make a harm statement
- 15CD Harm statement—form and contents
- 15CE Harm statement—presentation to panel
- 15CF Harm statement—use by panel
- 15CG Harm statement—relevant entity to tell victims about harm
- 15CH Information disclosure to victim of harmful behaviour
--Division 3A.4 Victims rights—information about administration of justice processes
- 15D Police to tell victims about administration of justice processes after offence
- 15E DPP to give information to victim witnesses
- 15F Police and DPP to tell victims about victim impact statement
- 15G DPP to tell victims about decisions to discontinue prosecution and review of
- 15H Justice agencies to tell eligible victims about victims register
- 15I Justice agencies to tell victims about justice agency complaints and victims rights
--Division 3A.5 Victims rights—information about investigations, proceedings and decisions
- 16 Police to give written confirmation to victims reporting offences
- 16A Police to update victims about status of investigations
- 16B DPP to consider victims' views about dealing with charges
- 16C Police and DPP to update victims about bail decisions
- 16D DPP to tell victims about hearings
- 16E DPP to tell victims about reparation orders
- 16F DPP to tell victims about outcomes of trials and appeals
- 16G Justice agencies to tell victims about inquiries for parole or release on
- 16H Justice agencies to tell victims about parole or release on licence
- 16I Justice agencies may give information about offenders to registered
- 16J Justice agencies to tell registered victims about transfer etc of detained
- 16K Adult offender victims register unit to tell victim about intensive correction
- 16L DPP to tell victims about court requirements and orders relating to offender's
- 16M ACAT to tell victims about mental health orders etc
- 16N Affected person register unit to tell victims about affected person register
--Division 3A.6 Victims rights—participation in proceedings
- 17 Justice agency to present victims' concerns about protection in bail
- 17A Victims may make victim impact statements
- 17B Corrective services unit to consider victims' views about pre-sentence report or
- 17C Victims may be in courtroom for proceedings
- 17D Victims may make submissions for parole or release on licence
- 17E Victims may give statement to ACAT for mental health orders etc
- 17F Affected person register unit to assist victims to participate in order
- 17G Victims may participate in restorative justice
--Division 3A.7 Implementing victims rights
Subdivision 3A.7.1 Complying with victims rights
- 18 Justice agencies must comply with victims rights
- 18A Other entities should have regard to victims rights
- 18B Victims' representatives
- 18C Justice agencies to tell victims about administration of justice
Subdivision 3A.7.2 Complaints and concerns about victims rights
- 18D Victims may make justice agency complaints to justice agencies
- 18E Justice agencies to deal with justice agency complaints
- 18F Victims may raise victims rights concern with commissioner
- 18G Commissioner to deal with victims rights concerns
--Division 3A.8 Miscellaneous
- 18H Justice agencies to make victims rights guidelines
- 18I Justice agencies to include justice agency complaints in annual report
- 18J Commissioner to include victims rights concerns in annual report
- 18K Legal rights not affected
- 18L Review of victims rights
PART 4--VICTIMS SERVICES SCHEME
- 19 Victims services scheme—establishment
- 20 Victims services scheme—eligibility
- 21 Victims services scheme—annual report
- 22 Victims services scheme—access to information and protection of
PART 4A--VICTIMS ADVISORY BOARD
Division 4A--.1 Establishment and membership
- 22A Establishment of board
- 22B Functions of board
- 22C Membership of board
- 22D Appointed members of board
- 22E Chair
- 22F Conditions of appointment generally
- 22G Term of appointment
Division 4A--.2 Proceedings of board
- 22H Time and place of meetings
- 22I Procedures governing conduct of meetings
- 22J Disclosure of interests
PART 5--VICTIMS SERVICES LEVY
- 23 Meaning of offence—pt 5
- 24 Imposition of victims services levy
- 26 Levy not to be reduced
- 27 Effect of appeal etc
PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS
