(b) a close relative of a
victim of an unlawful act;
(c) another individual who has suffered harm
because of an unlawful act committed against a person mentioned in paragraph
(a) .
(2) The principles are the following—
(a) the physical, psychological
and emotional harm caused to the victim by the unlawful act must be recognised
with compassion;
(b) the benefits of counselling, advice on the nature of
proceedings under this Act and other support services to the recovery of the
victim from the harm caused by the unlawful act must be recognised;
(c) the
benefits to the victim of being advised in a timely way of proceedings under
this Act against a person in relation to the unlawful act must be recognised;
(d) the benefits to the victim of the timely completion of proceedings against
a person in relation to the unlawful act must be recognised;
(e) the benefits
to the victim of being advised in a timely way of a decision to allow a person
to be treated in the community must be recognised;
(f) the benefits to the
victim of being given the opportunity to express the victim’s views on the
impact of the unlawful act to decision-making entities under this Act must be
recognised.
