Victims of Crime Act 1994
18FVictims may raise victims rights concern with
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18F Victims may raise victims rights concern with commissioner (a) a victim engages with a justice agency; and (b) the victim believes the justice agency has not complied with their victims rights. (2) The victim may raise a concern (a victims rights concern) about the justice agency’s conduct with the commissioner. Note 1 Alternatively, a victim may make a justice agency complaint to a justice agency (see s 18D) or make a victims rights complaint to the human rights commission (see Human Rights Commission Act 2005, s 41C). Note 2 A victim need not have made a justice agency complaint to a justice agency before raising a victims rights concern with the commissioner. (3) A victims rights concern may be raised orally or in writing. Note A concern may be raised for a victim by the victim’s representative if nominated to do so by the victim (see s 18B). (4) A victims rights concern may be withdrawn at any time by— (a) the victim; or (b) if the victim has nominated a representative to raise the concern—the victim’s representative. (5) In this section: representative—see section 18B (1).