Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) For the purpose of assisting the Children's Court in determining what sentence to impose on a child for an offence, a victim may make a statement to the Court about—
(a) the impact of the offence on the victim; and
(b) any injury, loss or damage suffered by the victim as a direct result of the offence.
(2) The statement may be made—
(a) by statutory declaration; or
(b) by statutory declaration and orally by sworn or affirmed evidence.
(3) The statement may be made by another person on behalf of a victim—
(a) who is under 18 years of age; or
(b) who the Court is satisfied is incapable of making the statement because of mental illness or for any other reason; or
(c) that is not a natural person.
(4) The statement may include photographs, drawings, poems or other material that relate—
(a) to the impact of the offence on the victim; or
(b) to any injury, loss or damage suffered by the victim as a direct result of the offence.