Victims

Question 1

Section 4 Victims rights act 2002

What is a victim?

Answer 1

Section 4

Victim means- a person against whom an offence is committed by another person

A person through or by means of, an offence committed by another person, suffers physical injury or loss of damage to property.

A parent or legal guardian of a child that is victimised unless the parent or guardian is the offender.

Immediate family of victim

Question 2

Section 7

Any person who deals with a victim should..?

Answer 2

Treat the victim with courtesy and compassion ; and

Respect the victims dignity and privacy

Question 3

Section 8

Access to services ..

Answer 3

A victim or member of a victims family who has welfare, health, counselling, medical, or legal needs arising from the offence should have access to services that are responsive to those needs

Question 4

Section 12

Victims must be given information as soon a practicable by investigating authorities or, as the case requires, by members of court staff, or the prosecutor, about the following matters….

Answer 4

The progress of the investigation of the offence

The charges laid or the reason for not laying charges, and all changes to the charges laid

The victims role as a witness in the prosecution

Question 5

Section 29

Who can be registered on the VNR?

The victim of a ….

Answer 5

Sexual assault or Serious assault

One that resulted in serious injury to a person, the death of a person or a person being incapable

One of another kind, and that had led to the victim believing on reasonable grounds ..

For their physical safety or security