New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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(1) The prosecutor may, if he or she considers it appropriate to do so, decide to treat as a victim, for the purposes of sections 17 to 19 and sections 21 to 27, a person—
(a) who was disadvantaged by an offence; and
(b) from whom information on the effects of the offence has been, or could be, ascertained by or on behalf of the prosecutor; and
(c) who is not a victim of the offence, a person accused of the offence, or the offender.
(2) If the prosecutor decides under subsection (1) to treat a person as a victim of an offence, the person must be treated for the purposes of sections 17 to 19 and sections 21 to 27 as if he or she were a victim of the offence.