2. Objects of the Act

The objects of this Act shall be-

to set out the rights and entitlements of victims of crime and witnesses;

to set out duties and responsibilities of the State, judicial officers and public officers in upholding, promoting and protecting the rights and entitlements of victims of crime and witnesses;

to stipulate conduct that constitute offences against victims of crime and witnesses;

to provide assistance and protection to victims of crime and witnesses;

to provide for a mechanism to enable the victims of crime and witnesses to exercise and enforce their rights and entitlements and to obtain relief;

to provide for the granting of redress including compensation, restitution, reparation and rehabilitation to victims of crime and witnesses;

to establish a National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses and a Victims of

to make provision for the victims of crime and witnesses to testify through contemporaneous audio-visual means; and

to recognize and implement internationally recognized best practices relating to assistance to and protection of victims of crime and witnesses.