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Evidence Act 1939
49TCounsel entitled to practise
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49T Counsel entitled to practise
A person who is entitled to practise as a legal practitioner in a
participating State is entitled to practise as a barrister, solicitor or
both:
(a) in relation to the examination-in-chief, cross-examination or
re-examination of a witness in the participating State whose
evidence is being given by audiovisual link or audio link in a
Territory proceeding; and
(b) in relation to the making of submissions by audiovisual link or
audio link from the participating State in a Territory
Division 4 Use of interstate audiovisual links or audio links in
interstate proceedings
49U Application of Division
This Division applies to any interstate proceeding.
49V Interstate entity may take evidence or receive submissions
from persons in Territory
An interstate entity may, for the purposes of an interstate
proceeding, take evidence or receive submissions, by audiovisual
link or audio link from a person in the Territory.