Western Australian Consolidated Acts

SENTENCING ACT 1995 - SECT 25

25 .         Victim impact statement: content

        (1)         A victim impact statement is a written or oral statement that —

            (a)         gives particulars of any injury, loss, or damage suffered by the victim as a direct result of the offence; and

            (b)         describes the effects on the victim of the commission of the offence.

        (2)         A victim impact statement is not to address the way in which or the extent to which the offender ought to be sentenced.

        (3)         A victim impact statement may be accompanied by a report by any person who has treated the victim in connection with the effects on the victim of the commission of the offence.