283GUse of previous statements in cases involving prescribed sexual offences

#### 283G Use of previous statements in cases involving prescribed sexual offences 283G Use of previous statements in cases involving prescribed sexual offences > > (1) In proceedings in relation to a prescribed sexual offence, if— > > > > > (a) the offence is alleged to have been committed in the course of a connected set of circumstances in which another prescribed sexual offence is alleged to have been committed, and > > > > > (b) the accused person has been committed for trial in respect of, or has been convicted of, the other offence, and > > > > > (c) each of the offences is alleged to have been committed against the same person, > > > > transcripts of evidence of the person against whom the offence is alleged to have been committed at the proceedings in which the accused person was committed or tried in respect of the other offence may, in so far as they are relevant to the offence the subject of the committal proceedings, be given as evidence instead of a written statement. > > > (2) A copy of the transcript must be certified by a registrar in accordance with the rules. > > **s 283G:** Ins 2017 No 55, Sch 1 \[10\].