Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Act 2020 (70 of 2020)

Schedule 3   Cross-examination of vulnerable persons at committal proceedings

Crimes Act 1914

5   At the end of Division 3 of Part IAD

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15YHA Committal proceedings - cross-examination of vulnerable persons

(1) A person is not to cross-examine, at committal proceedings or proceedings of a similar kind, a person to whom subsection (2) applies.

(2) This subsection applies to the following persons:

(a) for a child proceeding - a child witness;

(b) for a vulnerable adult proceeding - a vulnerable adult complainant;

(c) for a special witness proceeding - a special witness for whom an order under subsection 15YAB(3) is in force for this section.