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54IRequirements for victim impact statement
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54I Requirements for victim impact statement
[Rule 54I Inserted by S.R. 2004, No. 177, Applied:29 Dec 2004] A victim may furnish to the Court only one victim impact statement and the statement –
(a) is to be legible; and
(b) is to be in the English language; and
(c) may be either printed or handwritten; and
(d) except with the leave of the Court, may not be longer than 20 pages, inclusive of medical reports and other annexures; and
(e) may, but need not, be in a form approved by the Chief Magistrate.