Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991

For this division, an audiovisual recording is an audiovisual recording that is of a witness in a relevant proceeding answering questions of a prescribed person in relation to the investigation of an offence the subject of the proceeding.

The audiovisual recording must include the following:

the date when, and the place where, the recording was made;

the times when the recording started and ended;

the times when any break in questioning started and ended, and the reason for the break;

the name of each person present during any part of the recording;

for each person present during any part of the recording—the part when the person was present.

The audiovisual recording must—

be certified by a prescribed person as an accurate record of the witness answering the questions; and

not be edited or changed, unless the court hearing the relevant proceeding in which the recording is tendered otherwise orders.