Australian  Capital Territory

Victims of Crime (Victims Assistance Board) Appointment 2004 (No 1)

Notifiable instrument         2004 - 117

made under the
Victims of Crime Act 1994
Victims of Crime Regulations 2000, Section 8 (1) (a) (iv) Appointed Members of Board

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Victims of Crime Regulations 2000 establishes a Victims Assistance Board.  
The Board monitors and evaluates the management of the Victims Services Scheme.
The Regulations provide that the Minister must appoint various members, including a person who is a representative of the administrative unit allocated responsibility for the administration of justice (the justice member), para 8 (1) (a) (iv) of the Regulations.

This instrument appoints one person, for this purpose, as a member of the Board.  The appointment is effective from the date after notification of this instrument on the Legislation Register for a period of two years.  Other Board members pursuant to subregulation 8 (1) were appointed on 31 January 2002, 6 April 2002, 10 October 2002, and 23 December 2002, 24 March 2003, and 3 October 2003. 

Pursuant to Section 228 of the Legislation Act 2001, Ministers are required to consult the relevant Standing Committee of the ACT Legislative Assembly concerning appointments to a statutory office, unless the appointments come within the exemptions permitted by section 227 of that Act.  
The appointment of Ms Letitia Abela is exempt pursuant to that provision as she is an ACT 
public servant.