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Evidence Act 1977
sec.21RJury direction
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### sec.21R Jury direction
This section applies if there is a jury and a person charged—
does not have a legal representative other than for the cross-examination of a protected witness; or
does not have a legal representative for the cross-examination of a protected witness.
The court must give the jury any warning the court considers necessary to ensure the person charged is not prejudiced by any inference that might be drawn from the fact the person charged has been prevented from cross-examining the protected witness in person.
s 21R ins 2000 No. 43 s 47
(sec.21R-ssec.1) This section applies if there is a jury and a person charged— does not have a legal representative other than for the cross-examination of a protected witness; or does not have a legal representative for the cross-examination of a protected witness.
(sec.21R-ssec.2) The court must give the jury any warning the court considers necessary to ensure the person charged is not prejudiced by any inference that might be drawn from the fact the person charged has been prevented from cross-examining the protected witness in person.
- (a) does not have a legal representative other than for the cross-examination of a protected witness; or
- (b) does not have a legal representative for the cross-examination of a protected witness.