Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts After section 3
the following section is inserted —
“
4. Information about victims,
provision of by police and DPP
(1) In this
section —
"Department" means the department of the Public
Service principally assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;
“DPP” means the Director of Public
Prosecutions appointed under the Director of Public Prosecutions
Act 1991 .
“prescribed information” , in relation
to a victim, means —
(a) the
name, address, telephone number, age and ethnicity of the victim;
(b) a
description of the offence and an abridged description of the circumstances of
its commission;
(c) the
name of the offender or alleged offender, if known;
(d) the
name, rank and registered number of the member of the Police Force in charge
of investigating the offence;
(e) the
police station or office where information about the investigation of the
offence is held;
(f) the
status of the investigation and prosecution of the offence by the Police
Force; and
(g) any
information prescribed by the regulations.
(2) The Commissioner
of Police may provide the chief executive officer of the Department with
prescribed information in relation to a victim so that the Department can
offer the victim the services it has available for victims.
(3) The DPP may
provide the chief executive officer of the Department with such information in
relation to a victim as the DPP thinks fit so that the Department can offer
the victim the services it has available for victims.
(4) Any information
provided under subsection (2) or (3) must be provided in confidence.
(5) The provision of
information under subsection (2) or (3) in confidence and in good faith
does not constitute a breach of any written or other law.
(6) Information
provided under subsection (2) or (3) must not be used by the Department
for purposes other than those specified in subsection (2) or (3).
”.
