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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT 1994 - SECT 12

Disclosure of information concerning investigations

    (1)     Section 11 (1) does not prevent the coordinator from disclosing information to a person or to members of the public about a matter the subject of an investigation under section 9 if the coordinator is satisfied that the disclosure is necessary and reasonable in the exercise of a function under this Act or another law in force in the ACT.

    (2)     In a disclosure mentioned in subsection (1), the coordinator must not—

        (a)     express an opinion that is (expressly or impliedly) critical of a person unless the coordinator has given the person an opportunity to answer the criticism; or

        (b)     identify a person (directly or indirectly) unless it is necessary and reasonable to do so.



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