Victims of Crime Act 1994
15GDPP to tell victims about decisions to discontinue
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15G DPP to tell victims about decisions to discontinue prosecution and review of decisions (1) This section applies if a person is charged with 1 or more offences in relation to a victim. (2) The director of public prosecutions must tell the victim which of the director’s decisions in relation to the charges are automatically reviewed. (3) If the director of public prosecutions decides to discontinue the prosecution of 1 or more of the charges, the director must, as soon as practicable after making the decision, tell the victim how the victim may request a review of the decision if— (a) as a result of the decision, the person is not prosecuted for any charge in relation to the victim; and (b) the decision will not be automatically reviewed.
Division 3A.4 Victims rights—information about administration of justice processes