EVIDENCE ACT 2008 - SECT 14 Compellability—reduced capacity

EVIDENCE ACT 2008 - SECT 14

A person is not compellable to give evidence on a particular 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 one or more other persons or sources.