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Evidence Act 2001
192Leave, permission or direction may be given on terms
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### 192 Leave, permission or direction may be given on terms
> > (1) If, because of this Act, a court may give any leave, permission or direction, the leave, permission or direction may be given on any terms the court thinks fit.
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> > (2) Without limiting the matters that the court may take into account in deciding whether to give the leave, permission or direction, it is to take into account –
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> > > > (a) the extent to which to do so would be likely to add unduly to, or to shorten, the length of the hearing; and
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> > > > (b) the extent to which to do so would be unfair to a party or to a witness; and
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> > > > (c) the importance of the evidence in relation to which the leave, permission or direction is sought; and
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> > > > (d) the nature of the proceeding; and
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> > > > (e) the power of the court, if any, to adjourn the hearing or to make another order or to give a direction in relation to the evidence.