Crimes Act 1914
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adult
means a person who is 18 or over.
child
means a person who is under 18.
child complainant
, in relation to a child proceeding, means a child who is, or is alleged to be, a victim of an offence, of a kind referred to in subsection
15Y(1)
, to which the proceeding relates. The child need not be involved in the proceeding or the initiation of the proceeding.
child proceeding
means a proceeding to which subsection
15Y(1)
applies.
child witness
, in relation to a child proceeding, means a child (including a child complainant) who is a witness in the proceeding.
closed-circuit television
includes any similar technology specified in the regulations.
credibility
has the meaning given by the
Evidence Act 1995
.
cross-examination
has the meaning given by the
Evidence Act 1995
.
evidence in chief
means evidence given in examination in chief within the meaning of the
Evidence Act 1995
.
party
to a proceeding includes the prosecutor, each defendant and each person named in evidence given in the proceeding.
proceeding
means a proceeding to which one or more of subsections
15Y(1)
,
(2)
and
(3)
apply.
special witness
has the meaning given by subsection
15YAB(1)
.
special witness proceeding
means a proceeding to which subsection
15Y(3)
applies.
vulnerable adult complainant
has the meaning given by section
15YAA
.
vulnerable adult proceeding
means a proceeding to which subsection
15Y(2)
applies.
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