New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 October 2008
| Public Act | 2002 No 39 |
| Date of assent | 17 October 2002 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
Principles guiding treatment of victims
Information to be given to victims
25 Judicial officer may withhold part of statement from offender to protect victim's physical safety or security
28 Victim's views on application for order prohibiting permanently publication of name of accused or offender
Sections 30 to 48 apply only to victims of certain offences
Victim's views about release on bail of accused or offender
Duties of Police in relation to notice under sections 34 to 39
Victim's address to be forwarded in certain cases
33A Secretary must request victim's current address for notice under Prisoners' and Victims' Claims Act 2005
Notice of certain matters to be given to victims of certain offences
35 Notice of temporary release from, or escape or absconding from, or death in, prison detention or home detention, of accused or offender
36 Notice of convictions for breaching release or detention conditions and of decisions on recall orders
37 Notice of discharge, leave of absence, or escape or death of accused or offender who is compulsorily detained in hospital or facility
38 Exception to section 37 once certain offenders no longer liable to detention for sentence imposed for offence
39 Notice of proposal to consider making deportation order and of hearing of appeal against deportation order
Compliance with requirements to give notice
Participation in process under Parole Act 2002
47 Victim may participate in process for offender's release from prison or release to or from home detention
Submissions on deportation of offender
48 Victim may make submissions on making of deportation order or offender's appeal against deportation order
Complaints and other ways in which rights may be enforced
Return of property held as evidence