新法将使暴力罪案的受害者再度成为牺牲品
工党司法事务发言人 安德鲁•利托（Andrew Little）

由于新的法案要求由暴力罪案的受害者去申请不跟施暴者接触的法庭指令，使受害者极可能再度成为牺牲品。
《受害者反对暴力罪犯法案》创造的是一种新型的法庭指令，旨在防止嫌犯与其受害者接触而犯罪。这个新法案日前在国会通过了一读。
这个法案效果实则适得其反，因为受害者们将被要求向法庭申请指令――而且还要自费――并将被要求与他们极力避免碰面的施暴一方当庭对质。
国家有责任保护暴力罪受害者不受施暴者持续的威胁与恐吓，而且经由一系列司法裁决或假释条件的设定可以很容易办到。
一些变化可能需要通过量刑和假释立法来实现，但这给政府造成的额外开支可能是微乎其微的，因为预期一年只不过有10个左右的申请而已。
司法部长朱迪•柯林斯和现政府在帮助受害者方面作的一手很好的表面文章，然而这个新法案却把应由国家承担的责任转移到受害者身上。
工党在一读时勉强对此法案表态支持，实则希望法律专业委员会下一步能提出一个真正有效的办法以保护受害者们不受施暴者的恐吓与骚扰。（安德鲁•利托 议员授权，惠灵顿国会大厦。霍建强议员办公室 供稿）
Andrew
LITTLE
Justice Spokesperson                     

 
29 August  2013                                                     MEDIA STATEMENT
Bill will re-victimise victims of violent crime

Victims of violent crime are more likely to be re-victimised than protected by a new Bill letting them to apply for non-contact orders against their perpetrators, Labour’s Justice spokesperson Andrew Little says.
The Victims Orders Against Violent Offenders Bill creates a new type of court order to prevent offenders convicted of a violent crime having contact with their victim and passed its first reading in Parliament today.
“This Bill is just cynical because the victim would be required to apply to the court for an order -- at their own expense -- and would be required to square off in court with the very person they are seeking to avoid.”
“Protecting victims of crime from on-going threats and intimidation by a perpetrator is the State’s responsibility and can easily be done through sentencing arrangements or parole conditions.”
“While some changes may be needed to sentencing and parole legislation to do this, any extra cost to the Government is likely to be minimal because only around ten applications a year are expected.”
“Judith Collins and this Government are good at giving the appearance of helping victims, but this Bill puts the burden on victims for something the State should be doing.”
‘Labour has reluctantly supported this Bill’s first reading in the hope the Law and Order Select Committee can come up with a genuine way to protect victims from intimidation and harassment from their perpetrator