sec.11Commissioner to act independently and in the public interest

sec.11 Commissioner to act independently and in the public interest

In performing the commissioner’s functions, the commissioner must act independently and in the public interest, having regard to all of the following— the vulnerability of victims of sexual violence or domestic violence; the vulnerability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims; victims who have characteristics that may make them particularly vulnerable to harm. women children victims from a culturally or linguistically diverse background victims with disability victims who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex elderly victims Without limiting subsection (1) , the commissioner is not subject to direction by any person, including the Minister, about the way in which the commissioner’s functions are to be performed. In this section— sexual violence means an act or omission constituting a sexual offence. (sec.11-ssec.1) In performing the commissioner’s functions, the commissioner must act independently and in the public interest, having regard to all of the following— the vulnerability of victims of sexual violence or domestic violence; the vulnerability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims; victims who have characteristics that may make them particularly vulnerable to harm. women children victims from a culturally or linguistically diverse background victims with disability victims who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex elderly victims (sec.11-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the commissioner is not subject to direction by any person, including the Minister, about the way in which the commissioner’s functions are to be performed. (sec.11-ssec.3) In this section— sexual violence means an act or omission constituting a sexual offence.

• (a) the vulnerability of victims of sexual violence or domestic violence;
• (b) the vulnerability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims;
• (c) victims who have characteristics that may make them particularly vulnerable to harm. Examples of victims who may be particularly vulnerable to harm— • women • children • victims from a culturally or linguistically diverse background • victims with disability • victims who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex • elderly victims
• • women
• • children
• • victims from a culturally or linguistically diverse background
• • victims with disability
• • victims who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex
• • elderly victims
• • women
• • children
• • victims from a culturally or linguistically diverse background
• • victims with disability
• • victims who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex