Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) At the sentencing of an offender for a crime, the prosecutor should inform the sentencing court of appropriate details of the harm caused to a victim by the crime.
(2) In deciding what details are not appropriate, the prosecutor may have regard to the victim's wishes.
(3) However--
(a) it is not mandatory for a victim to give the prosecutor details of the harm caused to the victim by the crime; and
(b) the fact that details of the harm caused to a victim by the crime are absent at the sentencing does not of itself give rise to an inference that the crime caused little or no harm to the victim.
(4) A prosecutor should ensure the sentencing court has regard to the following provisions, if it would help the victim to have the benefit of the principle mentioned in subsection (1)--
(a) Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, section 9(2)(c);
(b) Juvenile Justice Act 1992, section 150(1)(h).