New Zealand Acts

VICTIMS' RIGHTS ACT 2002 - SECT 23

23 Offender not to be given statement to keep

1 A prosecutor, or lawyer for an offender, who has a copy of a victim impact statement relating to an offender, must show the statement to the offender if asked to do so by the offender, unless the prosecutor or lawyer—

a) intends to apply for an order under section 25 in respect of part of the statement; or

b) knows that an application of that kind is to be made, or has been made but has not yet been determined.

2 However, no person (other than the victim concerned, or a person acting under the authority of the victim concerned) may give an offender a victim impact statement to keep.

3 Nothing in this section permits a person to show part of a victim impact statement to an offender or a lawyer representing an offender contrary to an order made under section 25 .

4 Despite anything in the Privacy Act 2020 , no offender may have access to a victim impact statement relating to the offender under that Act.

History: Section 23(4): amended, on 1 December 2020, by section 217 of the Privacy Act 2020 (2020 No 31).