When court may take evidence by video link
279.2 When court may take evidence by video link
In a proceeding, the court may, on application by a party to the proceeding, direct that a witness give evidence by video link if:
the witness will give the evidence from outside Australia; and
the witness is not a defendant in the proceeding; and
the facilities required by section 279.3 are available or can reasonably be made available; and
the court is satisfied that attendance of the witness at the court to give the evidence would:
cause unreasonable expense or inconvenience; or
cause the witness psychological harm or unreasonable distress; or
cause the witness to become so intimidated or distressed that his or her reliability as a witness would be significantly reduced; and
the court is satisfied that it is consistent with the interests of justice that the evidence be taken by video link.
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.