Victorian Numbered Acts

VICTIMS' CHARTER ACT 2006 (NO 65 OF 2006) - SECT 9

The prosecuting agency is to give a victim, as soon as reasonably practicable, the following information—

        (a)     the charges filed against the person accused of the criminal offence;

        (b)     if no charge is filed against any person, the reason why no charge was filed;

        (c)     if charges are filed, any decision—

              (i)     to substantially modify those charges; or

              (ii)     not to proceed with some or all of those charges; or

              (iii)     to accept a plea of guilty to a lesser charge;

        (d)     details about how to find out the date, time and place of the hearing of the charges against the accused person;

        (e)     the outcome of the criminal proceeding against the accused person, including any sentence imposed;

        (f)     if an appeal is instituted, the fact of the appeal, the grounds of the appeal and the result of the appeal.