Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Evidence Act 1958 - SECT 9C

Proceedings in inferior courts

9C. Proceedings in inferior courts



(1) The Supreme Court may, in its discretion, on the application of a party to
a civil or criminal proceeding before an inferior court exercise the same
power to make an order of the kind referred to in section 9B(1) for the
purpose of that proceeding as the Supreme Court has under that subsection for
the purpose of a proceeding in the Supreme Court.

(2) Subsections (5), (6) and (7) of section 9B apply in relation to evidence
taken in an examination held as a result of an order made by a court by virtue
of this section in relation to an inferior court as if-

   (a)  in subsections (5), (6) and (7)-

   (i)  a reference to the proceeding were a reference to the proceeding in
        the inferior court; and

   (ii) a reference to the court were a reference to the inferior court; and

   (b)  in subsections (5) and (7), a reference to an order made under
        subsection (1) were a reference to an order made by a court by virtue
        of this section.