Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Act 2001
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In this Act –
affected child means a child –
(a) in respect of whom an application under section 42 of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997 is made; or
(ab) [Section 3 Amended by No. 67 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Mar 2005] [Section 3 Amended by No. 63 of 2013, s. 4, Applied:01 Mar 2014] who is giving, or is to give, evidence in respect of family violence, within the meaning of the Family Violence Act 2004 , or a crime under section 158 or 159 of the Criminal Code; or
(b) upon or in respect of whom any of the following crimes is alleged to have been committed:
(i) [Section 3 Amended by No. 69 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:15 Dec 2003] [Section 3 Amended by No. 44 of 2004, s. 28, Applied:16 Nov 2004] [Section 3 Amended by No. 43 of 2006, s. 19, Applied:18 Dec 2006] [Section 3 Amended by No. 63 of 2013, s. 4, Applied:01 Mar 2014] [Section 3 Amended by No. 2 of 2022, Sched. 1, Applied:18 Mar 2022] [Section 3 Amended by No. 2 of 2023, s. 27, Applied:20 Apr 2023] [Section 3 Amended by No. 17 of 2024, s. 20, Applied:01 Nov 2024] a crime under section 122 , 124 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or of the or a crime under ;