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

21   Subsection 15YE(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) The court must disallow a question put to a person in cross-examination in a proceeding if:

(a) the question is inappropriate or unnecessarily aggressive; and

(b) the person is a person to whom subsection (3) applies.


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