New Zealand Legislation: Acts

25 Judicial officer may withhold part of statement from offender to protect victim's physical safety or security

• A judicial officer may, on his or her own initiative or on an application for the purpose, order that an offender and every lawyer (if any) representing the offender not be given or shown any part of a victim impact statement if, in the judicial officer's opinion, withholding the part is necessary to protect the physical safety or security of the victim concerned.