Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Because a child tends to be vulnerable in dealings with a person in authority, it is the Parliament's intention that a child who is a witness in a proceeding should be given the benefit of special measures when giving the child's evidence.
(2) The following general principles apply when dealing with a child witness in a proceeding--
(a) the child is to be treated with dignity, respect and compassion;
(b) measures should be taken to limit, to the greatest practical extent, the distress or trauma suffered by the child when giving evidence;
(c) the child should not be intimidated in cross-examination;
(d) the proceeding should be resolved as quickly as possible.
(3) In this section--
child means a child under 16 years.