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Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991
55Police interview audiovisual recording—access to
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55 Police interview audiovisual recording—access to
accused person
(1) This section applies if an accused person, or the person’s lawyer,
gives notice under section 54 requesting access to an audiovisual
(2) The responsible person must give the person who gave notice access
to see and listen to the audiovisual recording as soon as practicable
after receiving the notice under section 54.
(3) The person who gave notice may have access to an audiovisual
recording more than once.
(4) The accused person, and the person’s lawyer, must not be given, or
take a copy of, an audiovisual recording.
Division 4.3.3 Special requirements—audiovisual recording of police interview