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Evidence Act 1977
sec.39UExternal location to be considered part of Queensland court location
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### sec.39U External location to be considered part of Queensland court location
An external location in the proceeding before the court is taken to be part of the court location in the proceeding for all purposes relating to a Queensland law for the administration of justice.
In this section—
a law for the administration of justice includes a law about any of the following—
compulsory attendance at court;
punishment for failing to attend at court;
the presence of a person at court;
evidence, including compellability to give evidence;
perjury, contempt, procedure, privileges, protection or immunities.
law includes any written or unwritten law, and a rule, practice or procedure of the court.
s 39U ins 1999 No. 65 s 4
(sec.39U-ssec.1) An external location in the proceeding before the court is taken to be part of the court location in the proceeding for all purposes relating to a Queensland law for the administration of justice.
(sec.39U-ssec.2) In this section— a law for the administration of justice includes a law about any of the following— compulsory attendance at court; punishment for failing to attend at court; the presence of a person at court; evidence, including compellability to give evidence; perjury, contempt, procedure, privileges, protection or immunities. law includes any written or unwritten law, and a rule, practice or procedure of the court.
- (a) compulsory attendance at court;
- (b) punishment for failing to attend at court;
- (c) the presence of a person at court;
- (d) evidence, including compellability to give evidence;
- (e) perjury, contempt, procedure, privileges, protection or immunities.