South Australian Current Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT 2001 - SECT 10

10—Victim entitled to have impact of offence considered by sentencing court and to make submissions on parole

        (1)         A victim is entitled to have any injury, loss or damage suffered as a result of the offence considered by the sentencing court before it passes sentence ¹ .

        (2)         A victim of an offence is entitled to make written submissions to the Parole Board on questions affecting the parole of a person imprisoned for the offence. ²

Notes—

1         The Sentencing Act 2017 provides a mechanism for exercising this right. See also that, under that Act, the prosecutor is obliged to place before the sentencing court details of injury, loss or damage resulting from the offence.

2         See section 77(2)(ba) of the Correctional Services Act 1982 .