The Statement on the Treatment of Victims and the Witnesses (2009)
The Statement on the Treatment of Victims and Witnesses 
was revised and released on 1 September 2009. It became operational on 7 September 2009.
Topics include:
FOREWORD
1. THE VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- Prosecutors committed to a fair deal
2. STATEMENT OF POLICY
- The role of the Department of Justice
- The decision to prosecute
- Information about victims and witnesses
- Compensation and Restitution
- Safety of victims and witnesses
- Victims and witnesses at court
3. STANDARDS OF SERVICE
- Witness protection
- Before trial
- At trial
- At sentencing
- Defence mitigation
- Witness expenses
- Appeals to the High Court
- Reviews of sentence to the Court of Appeal
- Cases involving fatalities and serious harm
- After cases are over
4. CONCLUSION
- Transparency and assistance creating confidence