Crimes Amendment (Strengthening the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence) Act 2024 (114 of 2024)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Crimes Act 1914

27A   After section 15YF

Insert:

15YFA Unrepresented defendants - cross-examination of vulnerable adult complainants

(1) A defendant in a vulnerable adult proceeding who is not represented by counsel is not to cross-examine a vulnerable adult complainant.

Note: A person is not to cross-examine certain persons at committal proceedings or proceedings of a similar kind - see section 15YHA.

(2) A person appointed by the court is to ask the vulnerable adult complainant any questions that the defendant requests the person to ask the complainant.