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\[2\].