New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

EVIDENCE (CHILDREN) ACT 1997

- As at 12 October 2007
- Act 143 of 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Words and expressions used in Evidence Act 1995
   5.      Relationship to Evidence Act 1995
   6.      Children’s evidence to which this Act applies

   PART 2 - RECORDING OUT OF COURT STATEMENTS

   7.      Interviews with children to be recorded

   PART 3 - GIVING EVIDENCE OF CHILDREN’S OUT OF COURT REPRESENTATIONS

   8.      Evidence to which this Part applies
   9.      Ways in which evidence of a child may be given
   10.     Wishes of child to be taken into account
   11.     Child entitled to give evidence in chief in form of recording
   12.     Admissibility of recorded evidence
   13.     Alternative arrangements for giving evidence
   14.     Warning to jury
   15.     Evidence not to be given in form of recording if contrary to interests of justice
   15A.    Transcripts of recordings

   PART 4 - GIVING OF CHILDREN’S EVIDENCE BY CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION

   16.     Definitions
   17.     Proceedings to which Part applies
   18.     Children have a right to give evidence by closed-circuit television
   19.     Accused children may be allowed to give evidence by closed-circuit television
   20.     Giving evidence by closed-circuit television
   21.     Giving identification evidence when closed-circuit television is used
   22.     Proceedings may be moved to allow use of closed-circuit television facilities
   23.     Use of closed-circuit television or similar technology
   24.     Children have a right to alternative arrangements for giving evidence when closed-circuit television facilities not available
   25.     Warning to jury

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   26.     Validity of proceedings not affected
   27.     Children have a right to presence of a supportive person while giving evidence
   28.     Children have a right to alternative arrangements for giving evidence when accused is unrepresented
   29.     Court orders
   30.     General discretion of court not affected
   31.     Regulations
   32.     Rules of court
   33.     (Repealed)
   34.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
   35.     Review of Act
           Schedule 1 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 2