7AAUse of screens, one-way glass or other devices in courtroom

7AA Use of screens, one-way glass or other devices in courtroom

[Section 7AA Inserted by No. 18 of 2024, s. 6, Applied:31 Jan 2025]

(1)  If an affected person is to give evidence in the presence of the defendant in the courtroom, the judge may make an order that a screen, one-way glass or other device be placed so that the affected person's view of the defendant is obscured.

(2)  A judge may only make an order under subsection (1) if –

(a) the affected person consents to the making of the order; and

(b) the judge is satisfied that the making of the order would not be contrary to the interests of justice.

(3)  An order made under subsection (1) may be made on the application of the prosecutor or on the judge's own motion.