Consolidated practice directions

Conditions of access applying to offenders' legal practitioners 
5. 
A practitioner who receives a victim impact statement under par 4(c) is: 
(a) to take appropriate steps to ensure that the contents of the 
statement remain confidential; 
(b) print only one copy of the victim impact statement if sent by email 
or other electronic means; 
(c) not to make any copies of the hard copy victim impact statement; 
(d) if required, arrange for the victim impact statement to be made 
available for inspection by the offender; 
(e) not to disclose the contents of the statement to any person other 
than the offender; and 
(f) not to use the statement for any purpose other than the purpose of 
making submissions at the sentencing of the offender. 
 
6. 
Where a legal practitioner ceases to act for an offender prior to a 
sentencing hearing, the practitioner is to: 
(a) deliver the hard copy of the victim impact statement with the 
notice of ceasing to act to the Court; and 
(b) delete any electronic copies of the victim impact statement. 

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5. General Division - Criminal 
 
5.11 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
7. 
At the conclusion of the sentencing hearing a legal practitioner 
appearing for the offender is to hand the hard copy of the victim impact 
statement to the Associate of the Presiding Judge, and must delete any 
electronic copies of the victim impact statement. 
This direction applies even if the offender wishes to consider 
commencing an appeal in relation to the sentence. 

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6. General Division - Appeals to a Single Judge 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
6.