15DPolice to tell victims about administration of justice processes after

15D Police to tell victims about administration of justice processes after offence reported 27 Page contents 3 15E DPP to give information to victim witnesses 28 15F Police and DPP to tell victims about victim impact statement 28 15G DPP to tell victims about decisions to discontinue prosecution and review of decisions 29 15H Justice agencies to tell eligible victims about victims register etc 30 15I Justice agencies to tell victims about justice agency complaints and victims rights concerns 31 Division 3A.5 Victims rights—information about investigations, proceedings and decisions 16 Police to give written confirmation to victims reporting offences 32 16A Police to update victims about status of investigations 32 16B DPP to consider victims’ views about dealing with charges 33 16C Police and DPP to update victims about bail decisions 35 16D DPP to tell victims about hearings 35 16E DPP to tell victims about reparation orders 36 16F DPP to tell victims about outcomes of trials and appeals 37 16G Justice agencies to tell victims about inquiries for parole or release on licence 37 16H Justice agencies to tell victims about parole or release on licence decisions 39 16I Justice agencies may give information about offenders to registered victims 40 16J Justice agencies to tell registered victims about transfer etc of detained offenders 41 16K Adult offender victims register unit to tell victim about intensive correction orders 42 16L DPP to tell victims about court requirements and orders relating to offender’s mental health 43 16M ACAT to tell victims about mental health orders etc 45 16N Affected person register unit to tell victims about affected person register etc 46 17 Justice agency to present victims’ concerns about protection in bail submissions 47 17A Victims may make victim impact statements 48 17B Corrective services unit to consider victims’ views about pre-sentence report or intensive correction assessment 48 Page contents 4 Victims of Crime Act 1994 17C Victims may be in courtroom for proceedings 49 17D Victims may make submissions for parole or release on licence inquiries 49 17E Victims may give statement to ACAT for mental health orders etc 51 17F Affected person register unit to assist victims to participate in order hearings 51 17G Victims may participate in restorative justice 52 Subdivision 3A.7.1 Complying with victims rights 18 Justice agencies must comply with victims rights 53 18A Other entities should have regard to victims rights 53 18B Victims’ representatives 54 18C Justice agencies to tell victims about administration of justice processes 55 Subdivision 3A.7.2 Complaints and concerns about victims rights 18D Victims may make justice agency complaints to justice agencies 55 18E Justice agencies to deal with justice agency complaints 56 18F Victims may raise victims rights concern with commissioner 57 18G Commissioner to deal with victims rights concerns 58 18H Justice agencies to make victims rights guidelines 59 18I Justice agencies to include justice agency complaints in annual report 59 18J Commissioner to include victims rights concerns in annual report 60 18K Legal rights not affected 61 19 Victims services scheme—establishment 62 20 Victims services scheme—eligibility 62 21 Victims services scheme—annual report 62 22 Victims services scheme—access to information and protection of privacy 63 22A Establishment of board 64 Page contents 5 22B Functions of board 64 22C Membership of board 64 22D Appointed members of board 65 22E Chair 66 22F Conditions of appointment generally 66 22G Term of appointment 66 22H Time and place of meetings 67 22I Procedures governing conduct of meetings 68 22J Disclosure of interests 68 23 Meaning of offence—pt 5 69 24 Imposition of victims services levy 69 26 Levy not to be reduced 69 27 Effect of appeal etc 70 28 Protection from liability 71 29 Secrecy 71 29A Delegation by chief police officer 73 30 Regulation-making power 73 Dictionary 74 1 About the endnotes 78 2 Abbreviation key 78 3 Legislation history 79 4 Amendment history 84 5 Earlier republications 95 An Act relating to victims of crime and other harmful behaviour