(2) The court is
to agree to a request of a victim not to disclose the whole or part of a
victim impact statement to the accused person or that a statement not be read
out to the court unless the court considers that it is not in the interests of
justice to agree to the request.
Note : Among other things that may be
considered by the court is the question of procedural fairness to the accused
person.
(3) This section does not prevent the court from disclosing the whole
or part of a victim impact statement to an Australian legal practitioner
representing the accused person, on the condition that the statement is not to
be disclosed to any other person, if the court is satisfied that it is in the
interests of justice to do so.
(4) The court is required to give a copy of
the victim impact statement to the Mental Health Review Tribunal constituted
by the Mental Health Act 2007, in accordance with the regulations, as soon as
practicable after the court makes a decision that results in the accused
person becoming a forensic patient within the meaning of that Act.