Crimes Legislation Amendment (Law Enforcement Integrity, Vulnerable Witness Protection and Other Measures) Act 2013 (74 of 2013)

Schedule 2   Supporting victims and witnesses in criminal proceedings

Part 1   Vulnerable witness protections

Crimes Act 1914

11   Subsection 15Y(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

Proceedings involving adult complainants

(2) This Part contains special rules for adult complainants involved in proceedings to which this subsection applies. This subsection applies to proceedings for any of the following offences:

(a) an offence against Division 270 of the Criminal Code (slavery and slavery-like conditions);

(b) an offence against Division 271 of the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons and debt bondage);

(c) an offence that includes the commission of, or the intention to commit, an offence of a kind referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);

(d) an offence of:

(i) attempting to commit; or

(ii) conspiring to commit; or

(iii) inciting the commission of;

an offence of a kind referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

Proceedings involving special witnesses

(3) This Part contains special rules that can apply for special witnesses involved in proceedings for any Commonwealth offence.

Related proceedings included

(4) Each of subsections (1), (2) and (3) also applies to any proceedings connected with a proceeding referred to in that subsection.

Example: Committal proceedings.

(5) Similarly, subsection 15YAB(1) (about special witnesses) also applies to any proceedings connected with a proceeding for a Commonwealth offence.