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Part II · Rights and Entitlements of Victims of Crime and Witnesses

6. Right of a victim of crime to obtain copies of certain documents

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

A victim of crime or other person on behalf a victim of crime shall have the right to make an application in the prescribed form and on payment of the prescribed fee to any court or Commission to obtain certified copies of-

(a)

the cause of death form;

(b)

the postmortem report;

(c)

the medico-legal report;

(d)

the report of the Registrar of Finger Prints;

(e)

the report of the Government Analyst; or

(f)

any other report that may be useful to such victim of crime, that may have been filed in such court or Commission in relation to the investigation, inquiry or trial of the offence alleged to have been committed.

(2)

Where an application is made to obtain any report referred to in paragraph (d), (e) or (f) of subsection (1), a notice thereof shall also be given to the Attorney-General.

(3)

Where any court or Commission receives an application under subsection (1), such court or Commission-

(a)

shall issue such form or report, if the victim of crime proves to the satisfaction of such court or

Commission of the necessity of such form or report;

(b)

shall not issue such form or report, if, in its opinion, the issuance of the same may cause prejudice to any ongoing investigation, inquiry, trial or proceeding.

(4)

The onus of proving the necessity to obtain any form or report specified in subsection (1) shall be on the person who makes such application.

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Part III

Offences Against Victims of Crime and Witnesses

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Part IV

Entitlement of a Victim of Crime or Witnesses to Seek Protection

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Part V

Establishment of the National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses

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Part VI

Appointment of the Director-General and Staff of the Authority

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Part VII

Victims of Crime and Witnesses Assistance and Protection Division

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Part VIII

The Assistance and Protection Programme for Victims of Crime and Witnesses

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Part IX

Compensation and Interim Awards

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Part X

Testimony Through Contemporaneous Audio-Visual Linkage

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Part XI

Finance

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Part XII

General

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Schedules