New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES (SENTENCING PROCEDURE) ACT 1999 - SECT 30K

30K Other victims may read their victim impact statements in closed court or by CCTV with leave of court

(1) Any victim may request that the court give leave to the victim to read out the victim's victim impact statement in closed court or by means of closed-circuit television arrangements.

(2) In determining whether to grant leave to the victim to read out the victim's victim impact statement in closed court, the court is to consider--

(a) whether it is reasonably practicable to exclude the public, and

(b) whether special reasons in the interests of justice require the statement to be read in open court, and

(c) any other matter that the court considers relevant.

(3) The principle that proceedings for an offence should generally be open or public in nature, or that justice should be seen to be done, does not of itself constitute special reasons in the interests of justice requiring the statement to be read in open court.

(4) In determining whether to grant leave to the victim to read out the victim's victim impact statement by means of closed-circuit television arrangements, the court is to consider--

(a) whether the facilities necessary to do so are available or could reasonably be made available, and

(b) any other matter that the court considers relevant.

(5) This section does not apply to a victim to whom section 30I or 30J relates.