CRIMES ACT 1914 - SECT 15YAA Vulnerable adult complainants
CRIMES ACT 1914 - SECT 15YAA
Vulnerable adult complainants(1) A vulnerable adult complainant , in relation to a vulnerable adult proceeding, is an adult who is, or is alleged to be, a victim of an offence, of a kind referred to in subsection 15Y(2), to which the proceeding relates.
(2) However, the adult is not a vulnerable adult complainant if the adult informs the court that he or she does not wish to be treated as such a complainant.
(3) A vulnerable adult complainant need not be involved in the
vulnerable adult proceeding or the initiation of that proceeding.