Victims’ Rights Act 2002, ss 29, 29A, 32B
You can contact the victim unless:
the victim has asked to be placed on the Victim Notification Register, which means that you won’t be allowed to contact them, or
there’s a court order banning you from contacting the victim – for example, a family violence “Protection Order” made by the Family Court, or a harassment order or non-association order made by the criminal courts.
If you want to contact the victim to say sorry, you can ask about taking part in a restorative justice meeting. You can start this process through your case manager or your lawyer, or by contacting the organisation that arranges restorative justice processes in your area.
For more information about Restorative Justice, see the chapter “Before prison: The criminal court process”