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Sentencing Act 1995
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97 Orders not to affect other rights
Nothing in this Division affects the right of a person to bring and
maintain a civil action except that anything done or paid under an
order made under this Division must be taken into account in any
award of damages.
97AA Definitions
identification information, see section 228A of the Criminal Code.
victim, see section 228A of the Criminal Code.
97AB Court may issue certificate to victim
(1) The court may issue a certificate to the victim if:
(a) the court is sentencing a person for an offence against
section 228C, 228D or 228E of the Criminal Code; and
(b) the victim of the offence has not already obtained a certificate
under section 28C of the Local Court (Civil Procedure)
Act 1989; and
(c) the court is satisfied on the balance of probabilities that a
certificate under this Division may assist a victim to deal with
any problems the commission of the offence has caused in
relation to the victim's personal or business affairs.
(2) The court may issue a certificate on its own initiative or on
application by the prosecution.
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97AC Content of certificate
(1) The certificate must:
(a) identify the victim of the offence; and
(b) explain how identification information relating to the victim was
used to commit the offence; and
(c) contain any other information the court considers appropriate
in order to assist the victim to deal with any problems the
commission of the offence has caused in relation to the
victim's personal or business affairs.
(2) Despite subsection (1), a certificate must not identify the person
who committed the offence to which it relates.