P-9.2.1 - Act to assist persons who are victims of criminal offences and to facilitate their recovery

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6. Persons who are victims have the right, as regards the criminal offence that led to the interference with their integrity or to their material loss,
(1)  to receive, in a prompt and fair manner, reparation for the interference suffered or financial assistance, if applicable;
(2)  to be informed, on request, of the progress and outcome of the police investigation, as far as possible and subject to the public interest;
(3)  to have due consideration given to their views and concerns where their rights are affected;
(4)  to have their safety taken into consideration by the persons responsible for enforcing the law;
(5)  to be informed of testimonial aids;
(6)  to have their seized property returned to them as soon as possible where its retention is no longer necessary for the purposes of the administration of justice;
(7)  to be informed of their role and participation in any judicial proceedings as well as of the progress and outcome of those proceedings and of any decision that concerns them;
(8)  to be informed of the adaptation and restorative justice programs available;
(9)  to be informed of any hearing held to determine the fitness or unfitness of the accused, presumed perpetrator of the criminal offence of which they are a victim, to stand trial;
(10)  to be informed of any hearing that could lead to the perpetrator of the criminal offence being found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder, or of any hearing held following such a finding;
(11)  to have due consideration given to their statement made under section 672.541 or section 722 of the Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) or under any other provision of that Code that prescribes the consideration of a statement of the person who is the victim;
(12)  to have a court consider making a restitution order against the perpetrator of the criminal offence in accordance with section 737.1 of the Criminal Code;
(13)  to be informed of any hearing held to determine whether the perpetrator of the criminal offence of which they are a victim is a high-risk accused;
(14)  to receive communication, in accordance with the terms set out in Chapter V of the Act respecting the Québec correctional system (chapter S-40.1), of the information mentioned in section 175 of that Act including the information relating to the release of the offender responsible for the offence of which they were a victim and to make written representations in that respect; and
(15)  to be informed of any review provided for by the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (S.C. 1992, c. 20) that concerns the conditional release of the offender responsible for the offence and to be informed of the time and conditions of that release.
The rights provided for in the first paragraph must be exercised in accordance with the laws governing them where such laws provide a framework for those rights.
2021, c. 13, s. 6.
In force: 2021-10-13
6. Persons who are victims have the right, as regards the criminal offence that led to the interference with their integrity or to their material loss,
(1)  to receive, in a prompt and fair manner, reparation for the interference suffered or financial assistance, if applicable;
(2)  to be informed, on request, of the progress and outcome of the police investigation, as far as possible and subject to the public interest;
(3)  to have due consideration given to their views and concerns where their rights are affected;
(4)  to have their safety taken into consideration by the persons responsible for enforcing the law;
(5)  to be informed of testimonial aids;
(6)  to have their seized property returned to them as soon as possible where its retention is no longer necessary for the purposes of the administration of justice;
(7)  to be informed of their role and participation in any judicial proceedings as well as of the progress and outcome of those proceedings and of any decision that concerns them;
(8)  to be informed of the adaptation and restorative justice programs available;
(9)  to be informed of any hearing held to determine the fitness or unfitness of the accused, presumed perpetrator of the criminal offence of which they are a victim, to stand trial;
(10)  to be informed of any hearing that could lead to the perpetrator of the criminal offence being found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder, or of any hearing held following such a finding;
(11)  to have due consideration given to their statement made under section 672.541 or section 722 of the Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) or under any other provision of that Code that prescribes the consideration of a statement of the person who is the victim;
(12)  to have a court consider making a restitution order against the perpetrator of the criminal offence in accordance with section 737.1 of the Criminal Code;
(13)  to be informed of any hearing held to determine whether the perpetrator of the criminal offence of which they are a victim is a high-risk accused;
(14)  to receive communication, in accordance with the terms set out in Chapter V of the Act respecting the Québec correctional system (chapter S-40.1), of the information mentioned in section 175 of that Act including the information relating to the release of the offender responsible for the offence of which they were a victim and to make written representations in that respect; and
(15)  to be informed of any review provided for by the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (S.C. 1992, c. 20) that concerns the conditional release of the offender responsible for the offence and to be informed of the time and conditions of that release.
The rights provided for in the first paragraph must be exercised in accordance with the laws governing them where such laws provide a framework for those rights.
2021, c. 13, s. 6.