sec.49AProvisions about victim’s submissions and hearings

### sec.49A Provisions about victim’s submissions and hearings This section applies for a hearing at which a submission mentioned in section 9AA or 21A may be placed before a court. To remove any doubt, it is declared that regard may be had to the submission even though it gives no details of the harm caused to the relevant victim by the serious sexual offence for which the submission was given. The mere fact that a submission has not been placed before the court under the section does not, of itself, give rise to an inference— that the serious sexual offence caused the relevant victim little or no harm; or that the relevant victim has no interest in the outcome of the hearing. s 49A ins 2010 No. 34 s 29 (sec.49A-ssec.1) This section applies for a hearing at which a submission mentioned in section 9AA or 21A may be placed before a court. (sec.49A-ssec.2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that regard may be had to the submission even though it gives no details of the harm caused to the relevant victim by the serious sexual offence for which the submission was given. (sec.49A-ssec.3) The mere fact that a submission has not been placed before the court under the section does not, of itself, give rise to an inference— that the serious sexual offence caused the relevant victim little or no harm; or that the relevant victim has no interest in the outcome of the hearing. - (a) that the serious sexual offence caused the relevant victim little or no harm; or - (b) that the relevant victim has no interest in the outcome of the hearing.