AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Victims of Crime - Appointment of Victims of Crime Coordinator 2003
Disallowable Instrument DI2003 - 65
made under the
Victims of Crime Act 1994, s. 14
Explanatory Statement

Section 14 of the Victims of Crime Act 1994 (the Act) provides for the appointment by the Minister of a Victims of Crime Coordinator.  

The instrument appoints a person as the Victims of Crime Coordinator in accordance with the Act.  The appointment is for a period of three years, commencing on 20 May 2003 until 19 May 2006.  

Section 228 of the Legislation Act 2001, requires the Minister to consult the relevant Standing Committee of the ACT Legislative Assembly prior to making certain statutory appointments.  The Standing Committee on Legal Affairs has been consulted on this appointment.  The Chair of the Committee has notified the Attorney-General, in writing, that the Committee has no objection to the appointment.