Overview

Introduction

This section covers details of the contents of the reparation report.

Responsibility

A probation officer or other person appointed by the court may be required to prepare a reparation report for the court.

Disclosure

The offender and the victim are each to receive a copy of the reparation report, with the following provisos:

• the financial statement is for the use of the court, and should not be given to the victim, and
• the victim should receive a copy of the report before the sentencing date, unless the court orders that the whole or any part of the report should not be disclosed to the victim.

Legislative reference: Section 34(5) and (6) Sentencing Act 2002.

This section contains the following topics:

• Content of the Report
• Victim Information in the Report
• Other Report Information
• Victim Impact Statement/Reparation Report Relationship