Victims’ Commissioner and Sexual Violence Review Board Act 2024
sec.62Functions
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sec.62 Functions
The board’s main function is to identify and review systemic issues in relation to the reporting, investigation and prosecution of sexual offences. Without limiting subsection (1) , the board has the following functions— to review government policy, practices, procedures and systems to identify systemic issues; to review and analyse data and information held by government entities and non-government entities; to make recommendations to the Minister, government entities and non-government entities about improvements to government policy, practices, procedures and systems arising out of a review mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; to monitor the implementation of recommendations mentioned in paragraph (c) . Also, the board has any other functions given to it under this Act or another Act. (sec.62-ssec.1) The board’s main function is to identify and review systemic issues in relation to the reporting, investigation and prosecution of sexual offences. (sec.62-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the board has the following functions— to review government policy, practices, procedures and systems to identify systemic issues; to review and analyse data and information held by government entities and non-government entities; to make recommendations to the Minister, government entities and non-government entities about improvements to government policy, practices, procedures and systems arising out of a review mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; to monitor the implementation of recommendations mentioned in paragraph (c) . (sec.62-ssec.3) Also, the board has any other functions given to it under this Act or another Act.
- (a) to review government policy, practices, procedures and systems to identify systemic issues;
- (b) to review and analyse data and information held by government entities and non-government entities;
- (c) to make recommendations to the Minister, government entities and non-government entities about improvements to government policy, practices, procedures and systems arising out of a review mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ;
- (d) to monitor the implementation of recommendations mentioned in paragraph (c) .