The RTA has obligations under the Victims’ Commissioner and Sexual Violence Review Board Act 2024 with respect to complying with the Charter of Victims’ Rights (the Charter) and to act and make decisions compatibly with the Charter with respect to Victims of Crime.
Who is a Victim?
The definition of a "victim" is a person who has suffered harm:
- Directly because a criminal offence is committed against them.
- As a family member or dependant of someone who suffers harm due to a criminal offence.
- As a bystander or intervener who suffers harm while helping someone affected by a criminal offence.
- As a witness to a criminal offence committed against another person.
- If they are a family member of a deceased unborn child resulting from a criminal offence.
- If they suffer harm due to domestic violence, including:
• Being the direct victim,
• Being a family member or dependant of the victim,
• Intervening to help the victim.
What is harm?
Harm includes:
- Physical, psychological, or emotional harm (e.g. injury, trauma, grief),
- Damage to property,
- Financial or economic loss.
You can submit a complaint to the RTA if you believe your Charter rights haven’t been upheld:
- make a complaint to the RTA entity that they believe didn’t uphold their right,
- make a complaint to the Office of the Victims’ Commissioner.