Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A victim of a crime should, on request, be advised by a law enforcement officer of the following--
(a) the progress of investigations being conducted about the crime, unless disclosure is likely to jeopardise the investigation;
(b) the charges laid for the crime and details of the place and date of hearing of the proceeding for the charge;
(c) the name of the person charged;
(d) the reasons for anyone's decision not to proceed with the charge or to amend the charge or to accept a plea to a lesser charge;
(e) if the charged person is released on bail or otherwise before the proceeding on the charge is finished--the arrangements made for the release, including any condition and any application for variation of the condition that may affect the victim's safety or welfare;
(f) the outcome of any proceeding, including appeals.
(2) A victim of a crime involving personal violence, or any person in relation to whom a sexual crime has been committed, should also, on request, be advised by a law enforcement officer of the following--
(a) the fact that the alleged offender has absconded before trial;
(b) the date of the start and length of sentence imposed on the offender;
(c) further cumulative sentences imposed on the offender while in custody for the offence;
(d) the fact that the offender has escaped from custody while under sentence;
(e) eligibility dates for the offender to have staged release into the community, parole and final discharge for the sentence for the offence;
(f) the fact that the offender has been transferred interstate or overseas under a scheme for the transfer of persons imprisoned or detained under sentence.
(4) A law enforcement officer should inform a victim of the following provisions, if it would help the victim to have the benefit of the principles mentioned in subsection (1)--
(a) Corrective Services Act 2006, chapter 5, part 1;
(b) Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, sections 160B to 160D;
(c) Juvenile Justice Act 1992, section 227.