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Evidence Act 1977
sec.21AZGDestruction of particular digital recordings
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### sec.21AZG Destruction of particular digital recordings
The principal registrar of a court may destroy a recording held by the court if the recording—
is a digital recording; and
has been copied onto a separate data storage medium.
Subsection (1) applies—
even if a practice direction made under section 21AZE does not authorise the destruction of the recording; and
despite any order made under section 21AZF in relation to the recording.
s 21AZG ins 2017 No. 6 s 41
(sec.21AZG-ssec.1) The principal registrar of a court may destroy a recording held by the court if the recording— is a digital recording; and has been copied onto a separate data storage medium.
(sec.21AZG-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies— even if a practice direction made under section 21AZE does not authorise the destruction of the recording; and despite any order made under section 21AZF in relation to the recording.
- (a) is a digital recording; and
- (b) has been copied onto a separate data storage medium.
- (a) even if a practice direction made under section 21AZE does not authorise the destruction of the recording; and
- (b) despite any order made under section 21AZF in relation to the recording.