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369 Application of Division
S. 369(1) substituted by No. 5/2025 s. 20.
(1) This Division applies to a trial in a criminal proceeding that relates (wholly or partly) to a charge for—
(b) a family violence offence.
(2) This Division applies to a complainant in a criminal proceeding referred to in subsection (1) if, at the time at which the proceeding commenced, the complainant—
(a) was under the age of 18 years; or
(b) had a cognitive impairment.
S. 369(3) amended by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 24).
(3) In this Division, ***complainant*** means a complainant referred to in subsection (2).
S. 370 (Heading) amended by No. 48/2012 s. 24(1).
New s. 370 inserted by No. 68/2009 s. 50.