294EDefinitions

294E Definitions

294E Definitions

In this division—

audio visual link has the same meaning as in the Evidence (Audio and Audio Visual Links) Act 1998.

child means an individual who is less than 18 years of age.

Court means the District Court.

pre-recorded evidence hearing—see section 294G(1)(a).

recording means—

(a) an audio recording, or

(b) a video and audio recording.

witness, in relation to proceedings to which this division applies, means—

(a) a child who is a complainant or prosecution witness in the proceedings, or

(b) a person who—

(i) is a complainant or prosecution witness in the proceedings, and

(ii) was a child when the accused person was committed for trial or sentence, even if the person has since become an adult.

witness intermediary means a person appointed as a witness intermediary under section 294M(3).

s 294E: Ins 2023 No 32, Sch 1[2].