New Zealand Legislation: Acts

11 Information about programmes, remedies, and services

• (1) A victim must, as soon as practicable after the victim comes into contact with an agency, be given information by the personnel of the agency about programmes, remedies, or services available to the victim through the agency.

  (2) In this section, agency means—

  • (a) the Accident Compensation Corporation:

  • (b) the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services:

  • (c) the Ministry of Justice:

  • (d) the Ministry of Social Development:

  • (e) a DHB (as defined in section 6(1) of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000):

  • (f) the New Zealand Police.

  (3) Nothing in this section prevents information of a kind that, under this section, must be given to a victim of an offence, from also being given to any other person (for example, to a person who was disadvantaged by the offence).

  Section 11(2)(c): amended, on 1 October 2003, pursuant to section 14(1) of the State Sector Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 41).

  Section 11(2)(d): amended (with effect on 1 October 2001), on 1 August 2003, pursuant to section 13(1) of the State Sector Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 41).