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CRIMES (SENTENCING) ACT 2005 (NO. 58 OF 2005) - SECT 52

Victim impact statements—use in court

    (1)     A victim impact statement may be—

        (a)     tendered to the court; or

        (b)     made orally in court; or

        (c)     read out in court by the person who made the statement or someone else (whether or not the statement is tendered to the court).

    (2)     The statement may be given when the court considers appropriate—

        (a)     after the offender has been convicted; and

        (b)     before the offender is sentenced.



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