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Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Victims’ rights - Provisions relating to giving and receiving of notices and appointment of representatives

198H: Sections 40 to 46 of Victims’ Rights Act 2002 apply

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"Victims' rights: Getting notices and choosing who gets them for you"

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You have rights under the Victims' Rights Act 2002. This applies when you are a victim and this Part of the Act is about you. It includes sections 40 to 45 about choosing someone to get notices for you and section 46 about how notices are given. You can look at the Victims’ Rights Act 2002 to learn more. Some words in these sections have different meanings in this Act. For example, notices under sections 34 to 39 of the Victims’ Rights Act 2002 mean notices under sections 198J to 198N of this Act. Other changes are made to these sections so they fit with this Act. You can read about sections 40 to 45 and section 46 to understand more. These sections help you know how notices are given and who can get them for you.

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Part 10AVictims’ rights
Provisions relating to giving and receiving of notices and appointment of representatives

198HSections 40 to 46 of Victims’ Rights Act 2002 apply

  1. The following provisions of the Victims’ Rights Act 2002, with the modifications specified in subsection (2), apply in relation to a victim to whom this Part applies:

  2. sections 40 to 45 (relating to the appointment of a representative to receive notices on behalf of a victim):
    1. section 46 (specifying the ways in which notices may be given).

      1. The modifications are—

      2. a reference to a notice under any of sections 34 to 39 of the Victims’ Rights Act 2002 is to be treated as a reference to a notice under any of sections 198J to 198N of this Act; and
        1. any other necessary modifications.

          Notes
          • Section 198H: inserted, on , by section 21 of the Military Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 36).