Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017
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24. (1) Where a victim receives a notification under section 23 (2)(b) from the Garda Síochána, the Ombudsman Commission or the Director of Public Prosecutions, he or she may, within 7 days after the receipt of the notification, submit a request to the Garda Síochána, the Ombudsman Commission or the Director of Public Prosecutions, as the case may be, for a review of the decision which is the subject of the notification. | ||
(2) The period referred to in subsection (1) may be extended where the Garda Síochána, the Ombudsman Commission or the Director of Public Prosecutions, as the case may be, is satisfied that circumstances exist that warrant the extension. | ||
(3) A request for a review under this section shall be made in such form and shall contain such information as the Garda Síochána, the Ombudsman Commission or the Director of Public Prosecutions, as the case may be, may specify. | ||
(4) Where the Garda Síochána receives a request for a review referred to in subsection (1), it shall arrange for the review to be carried out by a member of the Garda Síochána who is independent of the decision which is the subject of the review. | ||
(5) Where the Ombudsman Commission receives a request for a review referred to in subsection (1), it shall arrange for the review to be carried out by an officer of the Ombudsman Commission who is independent of the decision which is the subject of the review. | ||
(6) Where the Director of Public Prosecutions receives a request for a review referred to in subsection (1), the Director of Public Prosecutions shall arrange for the review to be carried out. | ||
(7) Where the Garda Síochána, the Ombudsman Commission or the Director of Public Prosecutions, as the case may be, carries out a review under this section— | ||
(a) a record of the outcome of the review shall be made, and | ||
(b) the victim shall be notified in writing of the outcome of that review as soon as practicable. | ||
(8) A notification referred to in subsection (7)(b) may be provided to the victim by electronic means. |