25Victims Advisory Committee

25 Victims Advisory Committee

25 Victims Advisory Committee

(1) The Commissioner must establish an advisory committee (the Victims Advisory Committee).

(2) The function of the Victims Advisory Committee is to provide a consultative body to advise the Commissioner, at the Commissioner’s request, about the exercise of the Commissioner’s advocacy functions.

(3) The Victims Advisory Committee consists of the following members—

(a) the Commissioner, who is the chairperson of the Committee,

(b) not more than 6 members (appointed members) of the general community, appointed by the Commissioner, who—

(i) reflect the diversity of the general community and includes—

(A) at least one person who is an Aboriginal person, and

(B) at least one person who is a person living with a disability, and

(ii) have relevant knowledge of and experience in matters relating to victims of crime or are victims of crime, including, for at least one member, relevant knowledge of and experience in matters relating to victims of domestic and family violence or victims of sexual violence crime,

(c) a member nominated by the Commissioner of Police to represent the NSW Police Force,

(d) a member nominated by the Director of Public Prosecutions to represent the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions,

(e) a member nominated by the Chief Executive Officer of the Legal Aid Commission to represent the Commission,

(f) a member nominated by the Secretary of the department in which this Act is administered to represent the department,

(g) the Scheme Executive.

(4) An appointed member—

(a) holds office for 3 years, and

(b) is eligible for reappointment as a member.

(5) In this section—

advocacy functions means the functions referred to in section 22(1)(a)–(e).