8. Victim impact statement

A victim of crime shall have the right to make a statement in writing (in this Act referred to as the “victim impact statement”) to the court or Commission to describe the manner in which the offence alleged to have been committed has impacted him physically, emotionally, psychologically, financially, professionally or in any other manner.

Where any victim of crime is unable to make, or incapable of making, such victim impact statement due to any reason acceptable to the court or Commission, any other person on behalf of the victim of crime as may be permitted by the court or Commission may make such statement.

The victim impact statement shall consist of –

A victim personal statement referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (3) -

A victim impact report referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (3) shall be a report issued by a medical expert or psychologist and shall-

The victim personal statement and victim impact report made by a victim of crime or any other person on his behalf to a court or Commission shall be made available to the defence, and the victim of crime or other person who made such statement or the medical expert or psychologist who issued the victim impact report may be summoned to give evidence at any proceedings before such court or

A court or Commission may, at any stage of the proceedings and with notice to the defence, call for a victim impact statement from the victim of crime or any other person on behalf of the victim of crime and the provisions of subsection (6) shall apply in relation to such victim impact statement.