New Zealand Acts

VICTIMS' RIGHTS ACT 2002 - SECT 27

27 Directions or conditions on other disclosure or other distribution of statements

1 The judicial officer may, on his or her own initiative or on an application for the purpose by the prosecutor, give directions, or impose conditions, that—

a) relate to the disclosure and distribution of a victim impact statement; and

b) may be necessary to protect the victim's physical safety or security, emotional welfare, and privacy; and

c) are not inconsistent with section 23(1) or (2) or with any order made under section 24(3)(b) or section 25 .

2 Under subsection (1), the judicial officer may—

a) give directions or impose conditions about the copying of the statement, including the number of copies that may be made:

b) give directions to, or impose conditions on, the people to whom the statement may be disclosed or distributed:

c) direct that all or any part of the statement not be disclosed or distributed, either generally or to a specified person:

d) impose conditions on the disclosure or distribution of all or any part of the statement:

e) direct that all or any part of the statement not be published, either generally or by a specified person:

f) impose conditions on the publication of all or any part of the statement:

g) give directions, and impose conditions, about any other matters to do with the disclosure and distribution of the statement that the judicial officer considers necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

3 No direction given, or condition imposed, under subsection (1) may be in the same terms or have the same effect as an order made under section 24(3)(b) or section 25 .