CVA Issues paper on implementation of the Victims Rights Act PDF [pdf, 1.7 MB]
...support and counselling. SCOPE 3. This paper focusses on the two largest cohorts of victims. First, victims of offences that are committed by adult offenders and prosecuted in the District Court. Second, victims of family violence who apply for a protection order in the Family Court. 4. The Victims Rights Act provides all victims of offences prosecuted in the District Court with six rights, regardless of the type of offence. Victims of ‘specified offences’ are provided with...