Measures to help victim witnesses

Justice Legislation Amendment (Victims) Bill 2017

2018-02-27: Passed and signed off by the state Governor (Assented); It will now be law.

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This Bill was sponsored by Jenny Mikakos ( ALP )

This Bill was sponsored by Martin Pakula ( ALP )


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Effects of Bill:

This bill being passed means that:

Limit on claiming compensation for victims of child physical and sexual abuse lifted;

An intermediary can now assist child and vulnerable-adult witnesses giving evidence by ensuring questions and answers are clear and understood by the witness;

adult victims of underage criminals are now allowed to identify themselves (but not the accused) in reports and share publicly what happened;

DNA for minors who commit serious offences (carrying a jail term of at least 15 years) exempt from laws requiring destruction of DNA and fingerprints of minors after a set time


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