6ASpecial hearing to take and record person's evidence in full

6A Special hearing to take and record person's evidence in full

[Section 6A Amended by No. 29 of 2019, s. 12, Applied:02 Oct 2019] [Section 6A Inserted by No. 63 of 2013, s. 7, Applied:01 Mar 2014] [Section 6A Substituted by No. 2 of 2023, s. 29, Applied:20 Apr 2023]

(1)  A judge who hears an application under section 6(1)(a) , or on the judge's own motion, may make such orders in relation to the affected person’s evidence as the judge thinks fit.

(2)  A judge may, in a prescribed proceeding or a specified proceeding, make an order for the holding of a special hearing to take and record a witness's evidence in full if –

(a) the judge is satisfied that it is in the interests of justice to hold a special hearing; and

(b) [Section 6A Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 2024, s. 5, Applied:31 Jan 2025] the witness consents to the special hearing.