Victims of Crime Act 1994
14AMeaning of victims rights
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14A Meaning of victims rights In this Act: victims rights means the rights in the following divisions: (a) division 3A.2 (Victims rights—respect, privacy and safety); (b) division 3A.3 (Victims rights—access to support, services, legal and financial assistance); (c) division 3A.4 (Victims rights—information about administration of justice processes); (d) division 3A.5 (Victims rights—information about investigations, proceedings and decisions); (e) division 3A.6 (Victims rights—participation in proceedings). Note The victims rights are not exhaustive. Victims have a range of rights under other territory laws. 14AA Application of victims rights to victims under div 3A.3A (1) A victims right applies, as far as possible, to a victim of a child’s harmful behaviour under division 3A.3A. harmful behaviour—see section 15CA (1).
Preliminary Division 3A.1