Victims of Crime Act 1994
18Justice agencies must comply with victims rights
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18 Justice agencies must comply with victims rights (1) A justice agency must, when engaging with a victim, comply with all victims rights that apply to the victim. (2) If complying with a particular right would support a victim, despite the right not applying to the victim, a justice agency should, as far as practicable, comply with the right in relation to the victim. (3) In considering whether complying with a right would support a victim, the justice agency should have regard to the individual needs of the victim and their circumstances.