Crimes Act 1914

Part IAD - Protecting vulnerable persons  

Division 5 - Use of video recordings  

SECTION 15YN   Admissibility of evidence given using video recordings  

(1)    


The admissibility of the evidence given by video recording is not affected by the fact that it is evidence of previous representations that the person made in the interview that was being recorded.

(2)    
Evidence given by video recording under section 15YM is not admissible if the court is satisfied that:


(a) any defendant in the proceeding (other than the person if the person is a defendant); or


(b) the defendant ' s lawyer (if any);

was not given a reasonable opportunity to listen to and view the recording.


(3)    
The court may refuse to admit the whole or part of the contents of a recording adduced as evidence under section 15YM .



 

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