105LProtected witness cannot be called or examined

105L Protected witness cannot be called or examined (1) Despite any other provisions of this Act, a protected witness: (a) is not required to attend a preliminary examination; and (b) cannot be examined or cross-examined at a preliminary examination. (2) In this section: protected witness means: (a) if the charge, or any of the charges, the subject of the preliminary examination is a charge of a sexual offence: (i) a child; or (ii) the alleged victim of the offence; or (b) if the charge, or any of the charges, the subject of the preliminary examination is a charge of a serious violence offence – a child. sexual offence, see section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Evidence and Procedure) Act 1983.

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