Victims' Charter Act 2006

Charter principles means the principles set out in Part 2;

criminal offence means an offence, or a series of related offences, committed at any time, whether or not a person has been accused or convicted of that offence, and in relation to a victim, is the offence that gave rise to the injury suffered by the victim;

S. 3(1) def. of detention order inserted by No. 91/2009 s. 219(Sch. 3 item 6.1), substituted by No. 27/2018 s. 371(1)(a).

detention order means a detention order or an interim detention order within the meaning of the Serious Offenders Act 2018;

S. 3(1) def. of domestic partner repealed by No. 52/2008 s. 267(1).

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S. 3(1) def. of DPP inserted by No. 42/2018 s. 3(a).

DPP means the Director of Public Prosecutions for Victoria;

S. 3(1) def. of emergency detention order inserted by No. 27/2018 s. 371(1)(b).

emergency detention order means an emergency detention order within the meaning of the Serious Offenders Act 2018;

S. 3(1) def. of extended supervision order inserted by No. 21/2008 s. 25(3).

extended supervision order means an extended supervision order within the meaning of the Serious Sex Offenders Monitoring Act 2005 or an interim extended supervision order within the meaning of that Act;

S. 3(1) def. of family member repealed by No. 52/2008 s. 267(1), new def. of family member inserted by No. 52/2008 s. 267(2).

family member has the meaning given by section 8(1) and (2) of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008;

injury means—

S. 3(1) def. of investigatory agency amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 175.1(b)).

investigatory agency means—

S. 3(1) def. of person adversely affected by crime amended by No. 32/2024 s. 846.

person adversely affected by crime means—

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