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Evidence of witness at pre-trial hearing—jury trial

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Chapter 4Sexual, violent and family violence offence proceedings
Part 4.3Special requirements—general
Division 4.3.4Giving evidence at pre-trial hearing

64 Evidence of witness at pre-trial hearing—jury trial

(1)

This section applies if—

(a)

a relevant proceeding is a trial by jury; and

(b)

an audiovisual recording of a witness’s evidence given at a pre‑trial hearing is admitted in evidence at the hearing of the proceeding.

(2)

The court must tell the jury that—

(a)

the witness gave the evidence by audiovisual link at a pre-trial hearing; and

(b)

admission of the audiovisual recording is a usual practice; and

(c)

the jury must not draw any inference against the accused person, or give the evidence more or less weight, because the evidence was given in that way.

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