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Evidence Act 1977
sec.21AZACourt to give directions about the use or safekeeping of a recording
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### sec.21AZA Court to give directions about the use or safekeeping of a recording
The presiding judicial officer may make any order the judicial officer considers appropriate about the use or safekeeping of a recording.
Without limiting subsection (1) , the presiding judicial officer may give directions, with or without conditions, as to—
the persons, or classes of persons, who are authorised to have possession of a recording; and
the giving up of possession of a recording.
The presiding judicial officer must have regard to the following matters when deciding the persons, or classes of persons, who are authorised to have possession of a recording—
the need for counsel involved in the proceeding to have access to the recording;
the need to ensure that persons authorised to have possession of the recording are able to take appropriate measures to ensure there is no unauthorised access to the recording.
In this section—
use , of a recording, includes copying of the recording.
s 21AZA ins 2003 No. 55 s 60
(sec.21AZA-ssec.1) The presiding judicial officer may make any order the judicial officer considers appropriate about the use or safekeeping of a recording.
(sec.21AZA-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the presiding judicial officer may give directions, with or without conditions, as to— the persons, or classes of persons, who are authorised to have possession of a recording; and the giving up of possession of a recording.
(sec.21AZA-ssec.3) The presiding judicial officer must have regard to the following matters when deciding the persons, or classes of persons, who are authorised to have possession of a recording— the need for counsel involved in the proceeding to have access to the recording; the need to ensure that persons authorised to have possession of the recording are able to take appropriate measures to ensure there is no unauthorised access to the recording.
(sec.21AZA-ssec.4) In this section— use , of a recording, includes copying of the recording.
- (a) the persons, or classes of persons, who are authorised to have possession of a recording; and
- (b) the giving up of possession of a recording.
- (a) the need for counsel involved in the proceeding to have access to the recording;
- (b) the need to ensure that persons authorised to have possession of the recording are able to take appropriate measures to ensure there is no unauthorised access to the recording.