Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Victims’ rights

198B: Interpretation of terms used in this Part

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In this part of the law, you need to know what some words mean. The word "address" is defined in section 4 of the Victims’ Rights Act 2002. The "Director" refers to the Director of Military Prosecutions. You should understand that "immediate family" is also defined in section 4 of the Victims’ Rights Act 2002. The term "specified offence" is defined in section 29 of the Victims’ Rights Act 2002. The word "support person" is defined in section 4 of the Victims’ Rights Act 2002. The term "victim" is defined in section 4 of the Victims’ Rights Act 2002. You will see that a "victim support officer" is the victim's commanding officer or another appointed member of the Defence Force. This person is appointed to assist the victim under section 102A(3)(a)(ii).

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198A: Application of this Part, or

"When This Part of the Law Applies to You"

198C: Rights to be accorded to victim of specified offence, or

"Help and Rights for Victims of Certain Crimes"

Part 10AVictims’ rights

198BInterpretation of terms used in this Part

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—
address has the meaning given in section 4 of the Victims’ Rights Act 2002
Director means the Director of Military Prosecutions
immediate family has the meaning given in section 4 of the Victims’ Rights Act 2002
specified offence has the meaning given in section 29 of the Victims’ Rights Act 2002
support person has the meaning given in section 4 of the Victims’ Rights Act 2002
victim has the meaning given in section 4 of the Victims’ Rights Act 2002
victim support officer means the victim’s commanding officer or, if the victim does not have a commanding officer, the member of the Defence Force appointed to assist the victim under section 102A(3)(a)(ii).

Notes

Section 198B: inserted, on 30 November 2018, by section 21 of the Military Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 36).