389FApplication of Division

389F Application of Division

S. 389F(1) substituted by No. 22/2020 s. 8.

(1) This Division applies to a witness (including the complainant) other than the accused in a criminal proceeding if—

(a) the witness—

(i) is under the age of 18 years at the time at which the proceeding commences; or

(ii) has a cognitive impairment; and

(b) the criminal proceeding is in a participating venue of a court.

(2) This Division applies at any stage of the criminal proceeding, including an appeal or rehearing.

(3) In this Division (other than in section 389J(4)(c)), witness means a witness referred to in subsection (1).

S. 389G inserted by No. 5/2018 s. 25.