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16. General principles of military court
 
  Article 98-Rights of the victim  
  The following are considered the fundamental rights of a victim when the victim is a person and a non-member of the armed forces:  
98.1 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 military 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 offence and/or solve a offence, the publication and/or intrusion of non law enforcement officials into the privacy of victims and/or victim families shall be considered a military offence of harassment under the military Code.  
98.2 Right to financial compensation  
  A living victim shall have right to limited financial compensation where it can be shown:  
  (a) the offence 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 offence 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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