54BDuty of victim to provide copies of victim impact statement

54B Duty of victim to provide copies of victim impact statement

[Rule 54B Inserted by S.R. 2004, No. 177, Applied:29 Dec 2004]

(1)  A victim who wishes to furnish to the Court a victim impact statement is to provide the original of the statement to the prosecutor, and the prosecutor is to provide a copy of the statement to – 

(a) the offender; or

(b) if the offender is represented, his or her counsel.

(2)  On providing the statement under subrule (1), the victim is to advise the prosecutor whether he or she wishes to read the statement to the Court.