New South Wales Consolidated Acts

YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1997 - SECT 24A

24A Written statements from victims

(1) Before a caution is given to a child, the person arranging for the caution to be given may--

(a) seek a written statement from any victim of the offence concerned that describes the harm occasioned to the victim by the offence, and

(b) give guidance to any such victim as to the kind of matters that are appropriate for inclusion in the statement, and

(c) provide any such statement received by the person to the person giving the caution to the child.

(2) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the content and form of written statements under subsection (1).