Canadian Victims Bill of Rights (S.C. 2015, c. 13, s. 2)

Remedies

Marginal note:Complaint — federal entity

• 25 (1) Every victim who is of the opinion that any of their rights under this Act have been infringed or denied by a federal department, agency or body has the right to file a complaint in accordance with its complaints mechanism.

• Marginal note:Complaint to authority

  (2) Every victim who has exhausted their recourse under the complaints mechanism and who is not satisfied with the response of the federal department, agency or body may file a complaint with any authority that has jurisdiction to review complaints in relation to that department, agency or body.

• Marginal note:Complaints mechanism

  (3) Every federal department, agency or body that is involved in the criminal justice system must have a complaints mechanism that provides for

  • (a) a review of complaints involving alleged infringements or denials of rights under this Act;

  • (b) the power to make recommendations to remedy such infringements and denials; and

  • (c) the obligation to notify victims of the result of those reviews and of the recommendations, if any were made.

Marginal note:Complaint — provincial or territorial entity

26 Every victim who is of the opinion that their rights under this Act have been infringed or denied by a provincial or territorial department, agency or body may file a complaint in accordance with the laws of the province or territory.

Marginal note:Status

27 Nothing in this Act is to be construed as granting to, or removing from, any victim or any individual acting on behalf of a victim the status of party, intervenor or observer in any proceedings.

Marginal note:No cause of action

28 No cause of action or right to damages arises from an infringement or denial of a right under this Act.

Marginal note:No appeal

29 No appeal lies from any decision or order solely on the grounds that a right under this Act has been infringed or denied.