294LRole of witness intermediaries

294L Role of witness intermediaries

294L Role of witness intermediaries

(1) A person appointed as a witness intermediary for a witness must, to the extent necessary—

(a) communicate to the Court whether the witness can understand questions put to the witness, and

(b) explain to the Court and the person asking questions the best way a witness can be asked questions the witness can understand.

(2) A witness intermediary for a witness—

(a) is an officer of the Court, and

(b) has a duty to impartially facilitate the communication of, and with, the witness so the witness may give the witness’s best evidence.

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