VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT —
REVIEW REPORT
1196. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the response to my
question without notice 1167 on 17 November 2022, in which the Attorney General
stated that the department would provide
advice on the statutory review of the Victims of Crime Act 1994 following
its consultation on the recommendations.
(1) Will that
include advice on whether the definition of ''victim'' should be
expanded, particularly regarding children who witness a serious offence?
(2) When was the first consultation
conducted?
(3) Who is being consulted?
(4) By what date is the department
aiming to conclude this consultation?
(5) Has the Attorney requested that
the department expedite its work?
(6) If yes to
(5), has the Attorney clarified what he means, given his commitment more than
five years ago that he would ''expedite'' elder abuse reforms?
Hon
MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied:
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer is based on information provided to me by
the Attorney General.
(1) Consultation will occur on
recommendation 5 of the statutory review.
(2) The
recommendations of the statutory review have been discussed at the Victims of
Crime Reference Group meetings in April and June 2022.
(3)–(6) Key
stakeholders will be consulted. The Department of Justice anticipates providing
advice to the Attorney General in relation to
the statutory review following its consultation on the recommendations in mid-2023.