Victims Rights Act 2002

Question 1

Section 4 Interpretation?

Answer 1

Immediate family:
Means a member of the victims family, whanau or other culturally recognised group who is in a close relationship with the victim at the time of the offence.

Incapable:
Means that the person:
Lacks, wholly or partly the capacity to understand the nature and to foresee the consequences.
Has the capacity to to understand the nature and to foresee the consequences but wholly lacks the capacity to communicate.

Victim:
A person who an offence is committed
A person who through by means of an offence committed by another person suffers physical injury
Suffers any form of emotional harm
A person who has experienced domestic violence and a child or YP residing.

Question 2

Section 7 Explain treatment?

Answer 2

Treat the victim with courtesy and compassion

Respect the victims dignity and privacy

Question 3

Section 12 Information re proceedings?

Answer 3

A victim as soon as practicable be given information by investigating authorities.
Progress
Charges laid or why not laid
Victims role as a witness
Court identifying information about the victim
Outcome

First appearance
Preliminary hearing
Trail set down
Hearing set down
Hearings for appeals

Question 4

Purpose of Victim impact statement?

Answer 4

Enable the victim to provide information to the court about the effects of offending
Assist the court in understanding the victims views
Inform the offender about the impact of offending