(1) This Act is not intended to exclude or limit the operation of any other
law of the State or a participating State that makes provision for the taking
of evidence or making of submissions--
(1A) This Act is not intended to exclude or limit the operation of any
other law of the State or another place that makes provision for the taking of
evidence or making of submissions in the State for the purposes of a
proceeding in the State.
(2) Unless a contrary intention is shown, nothing in
this Act limits or otherwise affects any discretion that a NSW court or a
recognised court has with respect to the conduct of a proceeding.
(3) This
Act (other than Part 1A or 1B) extends to any proceeding pending in a
NSW court or a recognised court on the commencement of this section.
(4) Part
1A extends to any proceeding pending in a NSW court or court of a place
outside New South Wales on the commencement of this subsection.
(5) Part 1B (as
originally enacted) extends to any preliminary criminal proceeding or relevant
criminal proceeding pending in a NSW court on the commencement of this
subsection.
(5B) Part 1B (as amended by the Evidence (Audio and Audio Visual Links)
Amendment Act 2003 ) extends to any preliminary criminal proceeding or
relevant criminal proceeding pending in a NSW court after the commencement of
subsection (5) and at the commencement of this subsection.
