Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act No. 75 of 2008)

Chapter 10 : Sentencing

Part 1 : General

70. Impact of offence on victim
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(1)For purposes of this section, a victim impact statement means a sworn statement by the victim or someone authorised by the victim to make a statement on behalf of the victim which reflects the physical, psychological, social, financial or any other consequences of the offence for the victim.

 

(2)The prosecutor may, when adducing evidence or addressing the court on sentence, consider the interests of a victim of the offence and the impact of the crime on the victim, and, where practicable, furnish the child justice court with a victim impact statement provided for in subsection (1).

 

(3)If the contents of a victim impact statement are not disputed, a victim impact statement is admissible as evidence on its production.