Western Australia
Victims of Crime Amendment Act 2004
CONTENTS
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 3
3. The Act amended 3
4. Section 4 inserted 3
4. Information about victims, provision of by police and DPP 3
Western Australia
Victims of Crime Amendment Act 2004
No. 30 of 2004
An Act to amend the Victims of Crime Act 1994.
[Assented to 14 October 2004]
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Victims of Crime Amendment Act 2004.
2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3. The Act amended
The amendments in this Act are to the Victims of Crime Act 1994*.
[* Act No. 81 of 1994.
For subsequent amendments see 2001 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, Table 1, p. 397.]
4. Section 4 inserted
After section 3 the following section is inserted —
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4. Information about victims, provision of by police and DPP
(1) In this section —
“Department” means the department of the Public Service principally assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;
“DPP” means the Director of Public Prosecutions appointed under the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1991.
“prescribed information”, in relation to a victim, means —
(a) the name, address, telephone number, age and ethnicity of the victim;
(b) a description of the offence and an abridged description of the circumstances of its commission;
(c) the name of the offender or alleged offender, if known;
(d) the name, rank and registered number of the member of the Police Force in charge of investigating the offence;
(e) the police station or office where information about the investigation of the offence is held;
(f) the status of the investigation and prosecution of the offence by the Police Force; and
(g) any information prescribed by the regulations.
(2) The Commissioner of Police may provide the chief executive officer of the Department with prescribed information in relation to a victim so that the Department can offer the victim the services it has available for victims.
(3) The DPP may provide the chief executive officer of the Department with such information in relation to a victim as the DPP thinks fit so that the Department can offer the victim the services it has available for victims.
(4) Any information provided under subsection (2) or (3) must be provided in confidence.
(5) The provision of information under subsection (2) or (3) in confidence and in good faith does not constitute a breach of any written or other law.
(6) Information provided under subsection (2) or (3) must not be used by the Department for purposes other than those specified in subsection (2) or (3).
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