Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts[s. 3]
[Heading amended by No. 19 of 2010
s. 4.]
1. A victim should be
treated with courtesy and compassion and with respect for the victim’s
dignity.
2. A victim should be
given access to counselling about the availability of welfare, health, medical
and legal assistance services and criminal injuries compensation.
3. A victim should be
informed about the availability of lawful protection against violence and
intimidation by the offender.
4. Inconvenience to a
victim should be minimized.
5. The privacy of a
victim should be protected.
6. A victim who has so
requested should be kept informed about —
(a) the
progress of the investigation into the offence (except where to do so may
jeopardize the investigation); and
(b)
charges laid; and
(c) any
bail application made by the offender; and
(d)
variations to the charges and the reasons for variations.
7. A victim who is a
witness in the trial of the offender and has so requested should be informed
about the trial process and the role of the victim as a witness in the
prosecution of the offence.
8. A victim who has so
requested should be informed about any sentence imposed on the offender, or
any other order made in respect of the offender, as a result of the trial and
about any appeal and the result of any appeal.
9. A victim’s
property held by the Crown or the police for the purposes of investigation or
evidence should be returned as soon as possible.
10. Arrangements
should be made so that a victim’s views and concerns can be considered
when a decision is being made about whether or not to release the offender
from custody (otherwise than at the completion of a term of imprisonment or
detention).
11. A victim who has
so requested should be informed about the impending release of the offender
from custody and, where appropriate, about the proposed residential address of
the offender after release.
12. A victim who has
so requested should be informed of any escape from custody by the offender.
