31Finding of eligibility by referring entity

31 Finding of eligibility by referring entity (1) This section applies if, in a referral under section 23 (Referral— procedure) or section 28A (Referrals not requiring offender notification—post-sentence stage), a referring entity states that a person is an eligible victim, parent, or offender and gives grounds for that statement. Note For a referral under s 28A, the referring entity is not required to be satisfied that the offender is an eligible offender.

Section 32 page 28 Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004 (2) For this part, the referring entity’s statement— (a) is sufficient for the director-general to be satisfied of the fact of eligibility; but (b) does not prevent the director-general from being satisfied that a victim, parent or offender is not eligible for restorative justice.