41CVictims rights complaints

41C Victims rights complaints (a) a person engages with a justice agency; and (b) the person believes the justice agency has not complied with their victims rights; and (c) the person is a victim. (2) The person may complain to the commission about the justice agency’s conduct (a victims rights complaint). Note Alternatively, a victim may make a justice agency complaint to a justice agency (see Victims of Crime Act 1994, s 18D) or may raise a victims rights concern with the victims of crime commissioner (see Victims of Crime Act 1994, s 18F).

(3) If the victims of crime commissioner refers a person’s victims rights concern to the commission under the Victims of Crime Act 1994, section 18G (3), the victims rights concern is taken to be a victims rights complaint made by the person to the commission under this Act. Note A person need not have made a justice agency complaint to a justice agency, nor raised a victims rights concern with the commissioner, under the Victims of Crime Act 1994 before making a victims rights complaint to the commission under this Act. victim—see the Victims of Crime Act 1994, section 6. victims rights—see the Victims of Crime Act 1994, section 14A. victims rights concern—see the Victims of Crime Act 1994, section 18F (2).