Evidence Act 2011

A witness who cannot hear adequately may be questioned in any appropriate way.

A witness who cannot speak adequately may give evidence by any appropriate means.

The court may give directions about either or both of the following:

the way in which a witness may be questioned under subsection (1);

the means by which a witness may give evidence under subsection (2).

This section does not affect the right of a witness to whom this section applies to give evidence about a fact—

through an interpreter under section 30; or

with the assistance of an intermediary under the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991, chapter 1B (Witness intermediaries—criminal proceedings).

Note The Commonwealth Act does not include intermediaries.