23BPowers in relation to witnesses

23B Powers in relation to witnesses

[Section 23B Inserted by No. 4 of 2021, s. 17, Applied:01 Mar 2021] If a Commission is satisfied that it is necessary in the circumstances, the Commission may do one or more of the following in respect of a person giving evidence to the Commission:

(a) permit the person to give evidence anonymously or under a pseudonym;

(b) use any means that the Commission considers appropriate to prevent the direct, or indirect, identification of the person;

(c) identify the person as potentially vulnerable and apply any special evidentiary procedures, or measures, that may be appropriate, including but not limited to measures under the Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Act 2001 whether or not the prerequisites under that Act for those measures are met.