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Youth Justice Act 2005
77Court must consider victim impact statement or victim report
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77 Court must consider victim impact statement or victim report
(1) Before the Court sentences a youth for an offence, the Court must
permit the prosecutor to present a victim impact statement or victim
report in relation to each victim of the offence.
(2) The Court must consider each victim impact statement and each
victim report presented before determining the sentence to be
imposed in relation to the offence.
(3) The Court must not draw any inference in favour of a youth (or
against a victim) because a victim impact statement or victim report
is not presented to the Court.