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EVIDENCE ACT 2001 - SECT 14 Compellability: reduced capacity

EVIDENCE ACT 2001 - SECT 14

Compellability: reduced capacity

A person is not compellable to give evidence on a matter if the court is satisfied that –
(a) substantial cost or delay would be incurred in ensuring that the person would have the capacity to understand a question about the matter or to give an answer that can be understood to a question about the matter; and
(b) adequate evidence on that matter has been given, or will be able to be given, from another person or source.