Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Act 2001
7GIntermediaries panel
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7G Intermediaries panel
[Section 7G Inserted by No. 26 of 2020, s. 12, Applied:01 Mar 2021]
(1) The Secretary is to establish and maintain a panel of persons who the Secretary considers are suitable to be witness intermediaries for the purposes of this Act.
(2) A person may be included in the panel under this section only if –
(a) the person has a tertiary qualification in psychology, social work, speech pathology or occupational therapy; or
(b) the person has qualifications, training, experience or skills suitable for the performance of the functions mentioned in section 7H .
(3) If a judge makes an order in respect of a witness under section 7I or 7J , the Secretary is to allocate a person from the intermediaries panel to perform the relevant functions of a witness intermediary in respect of that witness.
(4) The Secretary may only allocate a person from the intermediaries panel under subsection (3) if satisfied that the witness intermediary has the training, experience or skills suitable for the witness in respect of whom the order has been made.