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Victims of Crime Act 1994
16DDPP to tell victims about hearings
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16D DPP to tell victims about hearings (a) a person has been charged with an offence; and (b) a court has set a hearing date for the charge.
(2) The director of public prosecutions must, as soon as practicable after the hearing date has been set, tell a victim of the offence the date, time and place of the hearing. Note The DPP need not give the information mentioned in s (2) to the victim