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6812Application of div 6.10.8 to letter of request
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6812 Application of div 6.10.8 to letter of request
The provisions of this division about the examination of a person
under an examination order apply, with any necessary changes, to a
proceeding for the taking of evidence of a person under a letter of
request issued under an examination order—
(a) as if the court or tribunal taking the evidence were an examiner
appointed under this division; but
(b) subject to—
(i) the terms of the letter of request; and
(ii) if the court or tribunal is a court or tribunal of a foreign
country—any convention dealing with the examination of
witnesses to which Australia and the foreign country are
parties.