Victim impact statement
742 Victim impact statement
For the hearing of a review of a forensic order or treatment support order, a victim of the relevant unlawful act, or a close relative of the victim, may give the tribunal a victim impact statement in relation to the act.
The victim impact statement may include a request by the victim or close relative that the tribunal impose a condition on the forensic order or treatment support order that the person must not contact—
the victim or close relative; or
another individual, including, for example, another close relative of the victim.
For this section, it does not matter whether the victim or the close relative has previously—
prepared a victim impact statement for the Mental Health Court in relation to the relevant unlawful act; or
given the tribunal a victim impact statement in relation to the relevant unlawful act.
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