13BVerification of victim’s
identity and status before registration
(1)
A person must not be registered on the Victims
Register unless the Commissioner of Victims Rights is satisfied as to the
person’s identity and that the person is a primary victim or a family
victim of an act of violence committed by a forensic
patient.
(2)
A person requesting registration on the Victims
Register as a victim of a forensic patient must provide the following to the
Commissioner:
(a)
at least 1 of the person’s current
Australian driver licence, current passport or birth
certificate,
(b)
the name of the forensic
patient,
(c)
if available, at least 1 of the following
documents, to enable verification that the person is a victim:
(i)
the case number of the Director of Public
Prosecutions for each offence committed by the forensic patient that is
relevant to the victim,
(ii)
the hearing number for the
Tribunal,
(iii)
the police event number for each offence
committed by the forensic patient that is relevant to the
victim,
(iv)
the claim number for any assistance claimed by
the person under the Victims Rights and Support Act
2013.
(3)
The Commissioner may require a person who applies
to be registered on the Victims Register, or any other person, to execute
undertakings or other documents relating to disclosure or publication of
information contained in the Register.
(4)
The Commissioner may request a victim to provide
further information for the purposes of the Victims
Register.
(5)
A failure by the victim to provide information
under subclause (2) or further information under subclause (4) does not
prevent the registration of a victim on the Victims
Register.
(6)
The Commissioner must notify a registered victim
in writing when the victim is registered on the Victims
Register.
pt 3A (cll
13A–13G): Ins 2018 (751), Sch 1 [3].