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Recording of Evidence Act 1962
sec.6Legal proceedings before prescribed tribunals
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### sec.6 Legal proceedings before prescribed tribunals
This section applies in relation to a legal proceeding before a tribunal, other than QCAT, prescribed by regulation.
The judicial person prescribed by regulation for the tribunal may arrange for—
the recording of relevant matter in the legal proceeding under section 5 ; or
the transcription of a record under this Act of the legal proceeding.
For subsection (2) , the recording or transcription may be carried out by a member or staff of the tribunal or by someone else, including, for example, a person who also provides services to the chief executive under an arrangement mentioned in section 5A (1) .
Also, the judicial person prescribed by regulation for the tribunal must ensure appropriate arrangements are in place to ensure the availability to any person of—
copies of records under this Act; or
copies of transcriptions of records under this Act.
For subsection (4) , the copies of records or transcriptions must be available on request to—
a judicial person at no cost; and
another person at the cost, if any, prescribed by regulation.
However, subsection (4) does not apply in relation to a copy of a record or transcription to the extent that, under this or another Act, or under an order of a court or judicial person, the copy of the record or transcription must not be made available to a person.
s 6 prev s 6 amd 1996 No. 37 s 147 sch 2 ; 2007 No. 37 s 143 ; 2008 No. 59 s 119 sch ; 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch
om 2013 No. 3 s 51
pres s 6 ins 2023 No. 9 s 35
(sec.6-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a legal proceeding before a tribunal, other than QCAT, prescribed by regulation.
(sec.6-ssec.2) The judicial person prescribed by regulation for the tribunal may arrange for— the recording of relevant matter in the legal proceeding under section 5 ; or the transcription of a record under this Act of the legal proceeding.
(sec.6-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , the recording or transcription may be carried out by a member or staff of the tribunal or by someone else, including, for example, a person who also provides services to the chief executive under an arrangement mentioned in section 5A (1) .
(sec.6-ssec.4) Also, the judicial person prescribed by regulation for the tribunal must ensure appropriate arrangements are in place to ensure the availability to any person of— copies of records under this Act; or copies of transcriptions of records under this Act.
(sec.6-ssec.5) For subsection (4) , the copies of records or transcriptions must be available on request to— a judicial person at no cost; and another person at the cost, if any, prescribed by regulation.
(sec.6-ssec.6) However, subsection (4) does not apply in relation to a copy of a record or transcription to the extent that, under this or another Act, or under an order of a court or judicial person, the copy of the record or transcription must not be made available to a person.
- (a) the recording of relevant matter in the legal proceeding under section 5 ; or
- (b) the transcription of a record under this Act of the legal proceeding.
- (a) copies of records under this Act; or
- (b) copies of transcriptions of records under this Act.
- (a) a judicial person at no cost; and
- (b) another person at the cost, if any, prescribed by regulation.