Compulsory examination hearing
106 Compulsory examination hearing
A person ordered under section 104(1) to attend the Magistrates' Court for a compulsory examination hearing—
may be represented at the hearing by a legal practitioner; and
may address the court personally or through the legal practitioner.
The evidence of a witness at a compulsory examination hearing must be—
S. 106(2)(a) amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 38.1).
sworn or affirmed and given by way of examination-in-chief; and
recorded in the same manner as evidence at a committal hearing.
The accused may attend a compulsory examination hearing.
At a compulsory examination hearing, if the Magistrates' Court determines that there are exceptional circumstances, the accused may address the court personally or through a legal practitioner representing the accused but may not cross-examine a witness.
Nothing in this section excludes or limits the operation of any other law as to the competence or compellability of a witness to give evidence.
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