Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (SENTENCING) ACT 2005 - SECT 47

In this part:

"because of", an offence, means—

        (a)     as a result of, or in the course of, the commission of the offence; or

        (b)     in the course of assisting a police officer in the exercise of the officer's power to arrest a person for the offence or to take action to prevent the offence.

"harm" includes—

        (a)     physical injury; and

        (b)     mental injury or emotional suffering (including grief); and

        (c)     pregnancy; and

        (d)     economic loss; and

        (e)     substantial impairment of rights accorded by law.

"victim", of an offence, means—

        (a)     a person (a primary victim ) who suffers harm because of the offence; or

        (b)     if a primary victim dies because of the offence—a person who was financially or psychologically dependent on the primary victim immediately before the primary victim's death.

"victim impact statement", for an offence, means a statement made by or for a victim of the offence that contains details of any harm suffered by the victim because of the offence.