(2)
If, in any proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations
relating to a child or young person, a court is satisfied by the evidence of a
medical practitioner that the attendance before the Children's Court of the
child or young person would be injurious or dangerous to the child's or
young person's health, any deposition taken under section 284 of the Criminal
Procedure Act 1986 , or any statement of the child or young person taken under
subsection (1), may be read in evidence, and has effect in the same manner as
if it were proved that the child or young person were so ill as not to be able
to travel or (in the case of any such statement) that there was no reasonable
probability that the child or young person would ever be able to travel or
give evidence.
(3) If, in any proceedings for an offence against this Act or
the regulations relating to a child or young person, a court--
(a) is
satisfied, by the evidence of a medical practitioner, that the attendance of
the child or young person for the purpose of giving evidence before the
Children's Court would be injurious or dangerous to the child's or
young person's health, and
(b) is satisfied that the evidence of the child or
young person is not essential to the just hearing of the case,
the case may be
proceeded with and determined in the absence of the child or young person.
