Crimes Act 1914
Part IAD - Protecting vulnerable persons
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SECTION 15YE Disallowing inappropriate or aggressive cross-examination
(1)
The court must disallow a question put to a person in cross-examination in a proceeding if:
(a)
the question is inappropriate or unnecessarily aggressive; and
(b)
the person is a person to whom subsection (3) applies.
(2)
In considering whether a question is inappropriate or unnecessarily aggressive, the court is to have regard to the person ' s personal characteristics, including his or her age, culture, mental capacity and gender.
(3)
This subsection applies to the following persons:
(a)
for a child proceeding
-
a child witness;
(b)
for a vulnerable adult proceeding
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a vulnerable adult complainant;
(c)
for a special witness proceeding
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a special witness.
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