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5. General principles of the Court
 
  Article 29-Rights of the victim  
  The following are considered the fundamental rights of the victim:  
29.1 Right of privacy  
  A victim who remains living and/or the immediately family of a deceased victim have the right to privacy and non-intrusion by any person other than law enforcement officials in the performance of their duty.  
  Except in circumstances where law enforcement officials require the publishing of victim information in order to prevent a crime and/or solve a crime, the publication and/or intrusion of non law enforcement officials into the privacy of victims and/or victim families shall be considered a criminal offence of harassment under Article (58) of the Criminal Code.  
29.2 Right of crisis/trauma counselling  
  A living victim and/or the immediate family of a deceased victim shall have the right to government funded crisis/trauma counselling for a period not exceeding twelve (12) months by way of assistance to help overcome the effect of the crime(s). The cost of such treatment shall be deducted from the Victims of Crime Fund.  
29.3 Right of forensic cleaning  
  A living victim and/or immediate family of a deceased victim at a location where homicide and/or some other violent crime left forensic evidence shall have access to forensic cleaning services in the removal of such material once the site is no longer declared a crime scene. The cost of such service shall be deducted from the Victims of Crime Fund.  
29.4 Right to remote testimony  
  A living victim of a violent crime or a sexual crime of a chuld under 14, shall have the right to give testimony from a remote televised location rather than in the direct presence of the accused if it be their wish to do so, or the counsel of a child under 14 requests it.  
29.5 Right to financial compensation  
  A living victim shall have right to financial compensation where it can be shown:  
  (a) the crime has physically disabled and/or substantially reduced their ability to continue gainful employment;  
  (b) the cost of any medical bills and/or reconstructive surgery are substantial and not covered by their insurance and/or unable to be afforded;  
  (c) the cost of replacing any substantially destroyed personal (non-commercial) property is not covered by insurance and that the victim had no prior family, sexual or business relationship with the accused;  
  The family of a deceased victim of crime shall have right to financial compensation where it can be shown:  
  (a) the victim was a primary income provider for the family and that their death has substantialyy reduced the family ability to survive;  
     
 
 

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