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CurrentCompellability – reduced capacity
Chapter 2Adducing evidence
Part 2.1Witnesses
Division 1Competence and compellability of witnesses
14 Compellability – reduced capacity
A person is not compellable to give evidence on a particular matter if the court is satisfied that:
(a)
substantial cost or delay would be incurred in ensuring that the person would have the capacity to understand a question about the matter or to give an answer that can be understood to a question about the matter; and
(b)
adequate evidence on that matter has been given, or will be able to be given, from one or more other persons or sources.
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