Criminal Code (Animal Valuers) Regulation 2014
sec.18Court may order animal valuer to be called as witness
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sec.18 Court may order animal valuer to be called as witness
This section applies if in a proceeding a court is satisfied that either or both of the animal valuers forming a panel that made a certificate of valuation for an animal to which the proceeding relates should be called as a witness. The court may— order that either or both of the valuers be called as a witness; and adjourn the proceeding for that purpose. The order may be made— on the application of a party to the proceeding or on the court’s own initiative; and in addition to, or instead of, the certificate of valuation being tendered in evidence. Whether or not the order is made, the court must adopt the procedure it considers appropriate to enable an animal valuer to be called and examined by the parties to the proceeding, regardless of the stage reached in the proceeding. (sec.18-ssec.1) This section applies if in a proceeding a court is satisfied that either or both of the animal valuers forming a panel that made a certificate of valuation for an animal to which the proceeding relates should be called as a witness. (sec.18-ssec.2) The court may— order that either or both of the valuers be called as a witness; and adjourn the proceeding for that purpose. (sec.18-ssec.3) The order may be made— on the application of a party to the proceeding or on the court’s own initiative; and in addition to, or instead of, the certificate of valuation being tendered in evidence. (sec.18-ssec.4) Whether or not the order is made, the court must adopt the procedure it considers appropriate to enable an animal valuer to be called and examined by the parties to the proceeding, regardless of the stage reached in the proceeding.
- (a) order that either or both of the valuers be called as a witness; and
- (b) adjourn the proceeding for that purpose.
- (a) on the application of a party to the proceeding or on the court’s own initiative; and
- (b) in addition to, or instead of, the certificate of valuation being tendered in evidence.