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Charter of Victims Rights

The Charter of Victims Rights (the Charter) sets out how victims are to be treated in NSW. 

The Charter outlines 18 rights, including your right to:

  • be treated with courtesy, compassion and respect
  • information about, and access to, welfare, health, counselling and legal services, where available
  • information about the investigation and prosecution of the offender
  • protection from the offender and protection of privacy.

If you are a victim of crime, you have rights under the Charter. 

Download the 18 rights under the Charter. (PDF , 80.4 KB)

You can also view this online.

Who is covered by the Charter of Victims Rights?

  • A person who suffers harm as a direct result of an act committed by another person in the course of a criminal offence in NSW. 
  • A member of the immediate family if someone dies as a result of an act committed. This includes children and young people who have been harmed as a result of a criminal offence. 

Who must uphold the Charter? 

  • Everyone working in NSW government departments. 
  • People working in non-government agencies, and private contractors, funded by the state, who provide services to victims of crime.
Last updated:

26 Jul 2024

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