307Court may consider impact statements

307 Court may consider impact statements

(1) If the Court considers it appropriate for the person to do so, a person may make a statement to the Court for the purposes of assisting the Court in determining—

(a) the sentence for an offence against this Act or the regulations; or

(b) the penalty for the contravention of a civil penalty provision; or

(c) whether the Court should make an order under this Act and, if so, the conditions that should be imposed on the order.

(2) A statement made under subsection (1) may include any information relevant to—

(a) the impact of the offence or contravention on a service user; or

(b) the risk of harm to service users caused by the offence or contravention; or

(c) the impact of the offence or contravention on any person, organisation or community.

(3) Nothing in this section limits or otherwise affects the ability of a person or body to make a victim impact statement under the Sentencing Act 1991.

Division 6—Compliance codes