Providing information to the victim

(1) The Director of Public Prosecutions shall inform a victim of commercial sexual exploitation of the progress of the criminal court proceedings and of their right to seek compensation. (2) The Director of Immigration and Nationality Services shall inform a victim of commercial sexual exploitation especially where the victim is also a victim of trafficking– (a) of the option for the return of the victim to his country of citizenship and lawful residence; or (b) where the victim is habitually resident in Belize and qualifies for permanent residency or citizenship status under the Belizean Nationality Act, of the procedures for seeking permanent residency status or citizenship in CAP. 161. (3) The Director of Immigration and Nationality Services shall issue a temporary residency permit or any other permit pursuant to the Immigration Act to permit a victim of commercial sexual exploitation to remain in Belize for the duration of the criminal court proceedings in which that victim is a witness, CAP. 156.