353
CurrentApplication of Division
Chapter 8General
Part 8.2Witnesses
Division 3Cross-examination of protected witnesses
353 Application of Division
New s. 353 inserted by No. 68/2009 s. 50.
(1)
This Division applies to a criminal proceeding that relates (wholly or partly) to a charge for—
(a)
a sexual offence; or
S. 353(1)(b) substituted by No. 5/2025 s. 39, amended by No. 1/2026 s. 72(a).
(b)
a family violence offence; or
S. 353(1)(c) inserted by No. 1/2026 s. 72(b).
(c)
an offence against section 21A(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 (stalking).
(2)
This Division applies to a protected witness in a criminal proceeding referred to in subsection (1).
New s. 354 inserted by No. 68/2009 s. 50.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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