1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act amended
4 Interpretation
5 Treatment
6 New section 9 substituted
9 Restorative justice meetings to resolve issues relating to offence
7 Information about programmes, remedies, and services
8 Information about proceedings
9 Information may be given to victim's support person
10 Restriction on giving victim's precise address in evidence or information provided to court
11 New sections 17AA and 17AB inserted
17AA Victim impact statement defined
17AB Purpose of victim impact statements
12 New section 17 substituted
17 Information to be ascertained from victim
13 Procedure before ascertaining information from victim
14 Form and verification of information ascertained
15 New sections 21AA to 22B substituted
21AA Victim impact statement may be used for purpose of sentence indication
21 Victim impact statement to be submitted to judicial officer
22 Victim impact statement may be read to court
22A Victim impact statement may be presented to court in some other manner
22B Weight to be given to victim impact statement
16 New headings and sections 29 to 32B substituted
Sections 30 to 48 apply only to victims of specified offences
29 Specified offence defined
29A Commissioner of Police to determine whether offence affecting victim is specified offence
Victim's views about release on bail of accused or offender
30 Victim's views about release on bail of accused or offender
Duties in relation to informing victims about receiving notices under sections 34 to 39
31 Police to give victims of specified offences information about right to ask for notice and to appoint representative
32 Police to give Secretary information about victims of specified offences
32A Secretary to give victim information about right to appoint representative and to request notices
Sections 34 to 38 and 47 apply only to certain victims who request notice and give address
32B Application of sections 34 to 38 and 47
17 New sections 33 to 33C substituted
33 Address of victim or victim's representative to be forwarded in certain cases
33A Notification of change of address of victim or representative
33B Notification of withdrawal of request to be given notice
33C Secretary must request victim's address for notice under Prisoners' and Victims' Claims Act 2005
18 Notice of release on bail of accused or offender
19 New sections 35 and 35A substituted
35 Notice of release or escape from prison detention, or of death, of offender
35A Notice of cessation of, or absconding from, or death during, home detention of offender
20 New sections 36 and 36A substituted
36 Notice of convictions and sentences for breaching release or detention conditions
36A Notice of decisions on recall orders
21 Notice of discharge, leave of absence, or escape or death of accused or offender who is compulsorily detained in hospital or facility
22 Notice of proposal to cancel or suspend liability for deportation
23 Representative for notice
24 Effect of appointment of representative
25 Ways in which notice required may be given
26 New section 47 substituted
47 Victim may participate in process for offender's release from prison
27 Complaints
28 New section 50A inserted
50A Information about complaints to be included in annual report
29 Return of property held as evidence
30 New heading and sections 51A to 51E inserted
Code for victims
51A Interpretation
51B Secretary to prepare code
51C Code to be approved by Minister
51D Publication of code
51E Amendment to code
31 Consequential amendment to Official Information Act 1982
32 Schedule amended
Victims' Rights Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 95)
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: