Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act No. 75 of 2008)Chapter 10 : SentencingPart 1 : General70. Impact of offence on victim |
| (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. |
