sec.21ASProsecutor or applicant to advise that an affected child is to give evidence

### sec.21AS Prosecutor or applicant to advise that an affected child is to give evidence The prosecutor or applicant in a relevant proceeding must inform the court, before the proceeding starts, that an affected child may give evidence in the proceeding. For a trial on indictment, the prosecutor must inform the court at the time the indictment is presented. A failure to comply with subsection (1) or (2) does not prevent an affected child’s evidence being taken or videorecorded under this division or affect the admissibility of the evidence. s 21AS ins 2003 No. 55 s 60 amd 2017 No. 6 s 75 sch 1 (sec.21AS-ssec.1) The prosecutor or applicant in a relevant proceeding must inform the court, before the proceeding starts, that an affected child may give evidence in the proceeding. (sec.21AS-ssec.2) For a trial on indictment, the prosecutor must inform the court at the time the indictment is presented. (sec.21AS-ssec.3) A failure to comply with subsection (1) or (2) does not prevent an affected child’s evidence being taken or videorecorded under this division or affect the admissibility of the evidence.