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Human Rights Commission Act 2005
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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).