28Contents of victim impact statements

28 Contents of victim impact statements

28 Contents of victim impact statements

(1) A primary victim in relation to an offence may prepare a statement (a victim impact statement) that contains particulars of the following suffered by the primary victim, or by the members of the primary victim’s immediate family, as a direct result of the offence—

(a) any personal harm,

(b) any emotional suffering or distress,

(c) any harm to relationships with other persons,

(d) any economic loss or harm that arises from any matter referred to in paragraphs (a)–(c).

(2) A family victim in relation to an offence may prepare a statement (a victim impact statement) that contains—

(a) in relation to an offence as a direct result of which a primary victim has died—particulars of the impact of the primary victim’s death on the family victim and other members of the primary victim’s immediate family, and

(b) in relation to an offence committed against a primary victim who was pregnant at the time the offence was committed and as a result of which the foetus was lost, regardless of the gestational age of the foetus—particulars of the impact of the loss of the foetus on—

(i) the family victim, and

(ii) other members of the primary victim’s immediate family.

s 28: Am 2000 No 40, Sch 2.1 [3]; 2003 No 10, Sch 1 [1]; 2004 No 3, Sch 1 [2]–[4]; 2014 No 18, Sch 1 [1], [2]. Subst 2018 No 88, Sch 3 [1]. Am 2021 No 36, Sch 2[2].