Victims of Crime Act to be reviewed
Source: ACT. Attorney General. Media Release
"ACT Attorney General, Mr Simon Corbell MLA, has announced a comprehensive review of the Victims of Crime Act 1994. The Government recognises that there have been a number of developments in connection with services for victims of crime in the ACT in recent years Mr Corbell said. This review of the Act is an important component of the Government’s commitment to victims of crime and complements other important statutory and administrative developments and reform. The ACT’s law enshrines a model charter of victims’ rights that was agreed nationally by Attorneys‑General in 1993. Since then we have seen the commencement of the Human Rights Act 2004 and the establishment of the Human Rights Commission in the ACT, as well as the amalgamation of victim advocacy and support services in the government agency known as Victim Support ACT, and a range of initiatives as part of the Sexual Assault Reform Program, announced in November 2007. "