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41AApplications under Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Act 2001
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41A Applications under Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Act 2001
[Rule 41A Inserted by S.R. 2007, No. 103, Applied:14 Nov 2007] For the purposes of a preliminary hearing under section 9(2) of the Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Act 2001 , a judge may inform himself or herself in any way he or she thinks fit and may accept statements and assurances of the prosecutor without hearing evidence from the child or person who is giving, or is to give, evidence.