Application of Division
378 Application of Division
Pt 8.2 Div. 7 (Heading) amended by No. 28/2016 s. 10.
New s. 378 inserted by No. 68/2009 s. 50.
This Division applies to a criminal proceeding that relates (wholly or partly) to a charge for a sexual offence.
This Division applies to a complainant in a criminal proceeding referred to in subsection (1), other than a complainant whose evidence has been taken at a special hearing under Division 6.
This Division applies to a recording of the evidence (including cross-examination and re‑examination) of a complainant given during a trial in a criminal proceeding referred to in subsection (1).
If the jury is discharged without verdict before a complainant completes his or her evidence, this Division applies to a recording of the partial evidence of the complainant.
In this Division—
complainant means a complainant referred to in subsection (2);
recording means a recording referred to in subsection (3) or (4).
New s. 379 inserted by No. 68/2009 s. 50.
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