sec.178DFacility user taken to be before the court

### sec.178D Facility user taken to be before the court A person present at the part of the associated place used for the conduct of a proceeding, when the proceeding is being conducted, is taken to be in the presence of the primary court for all purposes. The part of the associated place used for the proceeding is taken to be part of the primary court for the conduct of the proceeding. Any entitlement of, or requirement for, the facility user under a law or court order to be present before the primary court in the proceeding is taken to be satisfied by the facility user’s use of video link facilities or audio link facilities for the proceeding. s 178D ins 1996 No. 4 s 10 sub 2005 No. 70 s 112 amd 2013 No. 64 s 83 (sec.178D-ssec.1) A person present at the part of the associated place used for the conduct of a proceeding, when the proceeding is being conducted, is taken to be in the presence of the primary court for all purposes. (sec.178D-ssec.2) The part of the associated place used for the proceeding is taken to be part of the primary court for the conduct of the proceeding. (sec.178D-ssec.3) Any entitlement of, or requirement for, the facility user under a law or court order to be present before the primary court in the proceeding is taken to be satisfied by the facility user’s use of video link facilities or audio link facilities for the proceeding.