11Persons who may assist victim—the Act, s 30(4)

11 Persons who may assist victim—the Act, s 30(4)

11 Persons who may assist victim—the Act, s 30(4)

(1) Any of the following persons may be a representative of a victim for the purposes of providing information for the preparation of a victim impact statement or objecting to the tendering of a victim impact statement—

(a) a person having parental responsibility for the victim,

(b) a member of the victim’s immediate family,

(c) the victim’s carer,

(d) a person who is important in the victim’s life,

(e) another person chosen by the victim.

(2) A qualified person designated by any of the following persons may be a representative of a victim for the purposes of preparing a victim impact statement—

(a) the victim or victims to whom the statement relates,

(b) a representative of a victim who is providing information for the preparation of the statement,

(c) the prosecutor in the proceedings to which the statement relates.

(3) Subsection (2) does not limit the ability of a victim to designate a person as a representative of the victim for the purposes of preparing a victim impact statement.

(4) Any of the following persons may be a representative of a victim for the purposes of reading a victim impact statement—

(a) a person designated by the victim or victims to whom the statement relates,

(b) if a representative of the victim is providing information for the preparation of the statement—a person, including the representative, designated by the representative.

(5) In this section—

qualified person means—

(a) a counsellor approved under the Victims Rights and Support Act 2013, section 31, or

(b) another person qualified, by training, study or experience, to provide the particulars required for the preparation of a victim impact statement.