7Implementation of Charter

#### 7 Implementation of Charter 7 Implementation of Charter > > (1) The Charter of Victims Rights is, as far as practicable and appropriate, to govern the treatment of victims in the administration of the affairs of the State. > > > (2) Any agency or person exercising official functions in the administration of the affairs of the State (other than judicial functions) must, to the extent that it is relevant and practicable to do so, have regard to the Charter of Victims Rights in addition to any other relevant matter. > > > (2A) Despite subsection (2), the Charter of Victims Rights, section 6.8 does not apply to a victims rights agency when disclosing, to the extent reasonably necessary, a victim’s contact information to another victims rights agency to allow that victims rights agency to inform the victim about services, support or assistance available to the victim, including about the victim’s eligibility to be recorded or included in a relevant victims register. > > > (3) In this section, the administration of the affairs of the State includes the following— > > > > > (a) the administration of justice, > > > > > (b) the provision of police services, > > > > > (c) the administration of any department of the Government, > > > > > (d) the provision of services to victims of crime by any person or non-government agency funded by the State to provide those services, > > > > > (e) the administration of matters relating to forensic patients and victims of forensic patients. > > **s 7:** Am 2018 No 85, Sch 6 \[4\]; 2025 No 27, Sch 4\[2\].