Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A victim’s
submission is a written submission by a victim of an offender who is in
custody that does either or both of the following —
(a)
states the victim’s opinion of the effect the release of the prisoner
would have on the victim;
(b)
makes suggestions about the conditions that should apply to the prisoner if
released.
(2) If a victim is
personally incapable of making a victim’s submission due to age,
disability or infirmity, a person may make a victim’s submission on the
victim’s behalf.
(3) The Board and the
CEO are to establish procedures for the making of victims’ submissions
and their receipt by or transmission to the Board.
(4) In performing its
functions, the Board is to have regard to any victim’s submission
received by or transmitted to it in accordance with the procedures and is to
give the submission such weight as it sees fit.
(5) The Board must not
—
(a) give
a victim’s submission, or a copy of a victim’s submission, to the
prisoner or to any person acting for or on behalf of, or representing, the
prisoner; or
(b)
allow the prisoner or any person acting for or on behalf of, or representing,
the prisoner to view a victim’s submission.
[Section 5C inserted: No. 41 of 2006 s. 6;
amended: No. 49 of 2016 s. 109.]