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Sentencing Act 1997
84Court may order mediation report
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### 84 Court may order mediation report
> > (1) Before a court passes sentence on an offender found guilty of an offence it may, if the victim agrees, order a mediation report and adjourn the proceedings to enable the report to be prepared.
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> > (2) A court that commits an offender to another court for sentencing may, if it thinks fit, order a mediation report for the assistance of that other court.
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> > (3) Whether or not a mediation report has been ordered, a court may receive such a report.
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> > (4) A court may rule that the whole or any part of a mediation report is inadmissible.