DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007 (NO 34 OF 2007) - SECT 111 Vulnerable witness entitled to support

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007 (NO 34 OF 2007) - SECT 111

    (1)     When giving evidence, a vulnerable witness is entitled to be accompanied by 1 of the following persons to provide emotional support:

    (a)     a relative;

    (b)     a friend;

    (c)     someone else whom:

        (i)     the witness asks to accompany him or her; and

        (ii)     the Court considers is appropriate to provide support.

    (2)     The person must be placed so that the person can be seen by the magistrate.