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Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991
51Meaning of audiovisual recording—div 4.3.3
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51 Meaning of audiovisual recording—div 4.3.3
(1) For this division, an audiovisual recording is an audiovisual
recording that is of a witness in a relevant proceeding answering
questions of a prescribed person in relation to the investigation of an
offence the subject of the proceeding.
(2) The audiovisual recording must include the following:
(a) the date when, and the place where, the recording was made;
(b) the times when the recording started and ended;
(c) the times when any break in questioning started and ended, and
the reason for the break;
(d) the name of each person present during any part of the recording;
(e) for each person present during any part of the recording—the
part when the person was present.
(3) The audiovisual recording must—
(a) be certified by a prescribed person as an accurate record of the
witness answering the questions; and
(b) not be edited or changed, unless the court hearing the relevant
proceeding in which the recording is tendered otherwise orders.
Example—court ordering change
editing the recording to omit inadmissible material
Division 4.3.3 Special requirements—audiovisual recording of police interview