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### 17B Special evidentiary rules > [*\[Section 17B Inserted by No. 9 of 1999, s. 22, Applied:30 Apr 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-04-30/act-1999-009#GS22@EN) [*\[Section 17B Amended by No. 54 of 2003, s. 15, Applied:25 Sep 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-09-25/act-2003-054#GS15@EN) The majority of the permanent full-time magistrates may make rules of court in respect of any matter relating to the practice and procedure of the lower courts under the [Evidence (Audio and Audio Visual Links) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1999-009) .

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