5—Amendment of section 44—Variation or discharge of bond
(1) Section 44(2)—delete "If" and substitute:
Subject to subsection (2a), if
(2) Section 44—after subsection (2) insert:
(2a) The Minister for Correctional Services must, before deciding whether to waive the obligation of a probationer to comply any further with a condition requiring supervision, take into account the likely impact on a victim to which this subsection applies if the probationer is no longer required to remain under supervision.
(2b) Subsection (2a) applies to a victim in respect of whom a victim impact statement was furnished to the sentencing court when the probationer was sentenced (whether the statement was furnished under section 7 or 7A).