3AAppearances and entitlements to be present before courts

3A Appearances and entitlements to be present before courts

3A Appearances and entitlements to be present before courts

(1) A requirement by or under any other Act that a person appear (or be brought or be present) before a court is taken to be satisfied if the person appears before the court by way of an audio link or audio visual link under this Act.

Note.

Part 1B of this Act contains provisions with respect to the appearance by audio visual link of accused detainees who are in custody in criminal proceedings.

(2) An entitlement of a person under another Act or law for a person to be present in proceedings before a court relating to bail is taken to be satisfied if either of the following are used in relation to the person under this Act—

(a) audio links,

(b) audio visual links.

Note—

See section 5BB(2A), which provides for the criteria that must be satisfied before a person may be present by audio link in proceedings before a court relating to bail.

(3) Any entitlement of a person under section 14 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 to be present in proceedings on the hearing of an appeal is taken to be satisfied if audio visual links are used in relation to the person under this Act.

s 3A: Ins 2001 No 46, Sch 1 [4]. Am 2003 No 76, Sch 1 [1]; 2007 No 75, Sch 1 [5]; 2025 No 34, Sch 1[2].