Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Act 2001
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9 Preliminary hearing
(1) [Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 26 of 2020, s. 16, Applied:01 Mar 2021] [Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 63 of 2013, s. 14, Applied:01 Mar 2014] In any prescribed proceeding or any specified proceeding in which a matter affecting a person as a witness is likely to require the giving of an approval under section 4 or the making of an order under section 6A or 8 , the prosecutor or the party who is to call that person as a witness is to apply for a preliminary hearing to deal with those matters before the hearing of the proceeding is commenced.
(2) [Section 9 Subsection (2) amended by No. 26 of 2020, s. 16, Applied:01 Mar 2021] A preliminary hearing in relation to a prescribed proceeding or a specified proceeding may be provided for by the rules of the court in which that proceeding is being brought.