Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if:
(a) the Director of the CVSU is required under section 26, 34, 41, 55, 68 or 75 to seek victim submissions about a person (the offender ); and
(b) the offender is an offender to whom Part 4 of the Victims of Crime Rights and Services Act 2006 applies; and
(c) one or more persons are registered in the Victims Register in relation to the offender (each a registered person ).
(2) As soon as practicable after the requirement to seek submissions arises, the Director must give each registered person a written notice:
(a) informing the person:
(i) for section 26, 34, 41, 68 or 75 – that an application has been made in relation to the offender, and of the nature of the application and the hearing date; or
(ii) for section 55 – that the offender has been arrested or summonsed and of the date of the hearing under section 58; and
(b) inviting the person to make a submission about the offender as mentioned in section 84; and
(c) informing the person of the effect of sections 85 and 86; and
(d) informing the person that any submission must:
(i) be in writing; and
(ii) be given to the Director by the date stated in the notice (the closing date ); and
(iii) if the person wishes to consent to the submission being disclosed to the offender – include a statement consenting to the disclosure.
(3) However, the Director is not required to give notice to a registered person who has previously informed the Director that he or she does not wish to receive notices under this Act about the offender.
(4) As soon as practicable after the closing date, the Director must give to the Attorney-General:
(a) a copy of each submission received from a registered person before the closing date; or
(b) if no submissions are received – notice of that fact.