Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts Any person generally
or specifically authorised in writing by the Minister for that purpose may in
any legal proceedings in any court to which a person of Aboriginal descent is
a party, or in which a person of Aboriginal descent is indicted for or charged
with any crime or offence, address the court or the jury on behalf of that
person and examine and cross-examine witnesses.
[Section 48 amended by No. 121 of 1984
s. 35; No. 57 of 1997 s. 14; No. 34 of 2004 Sch. 2
cl. 1(5); No. 70 of 2004 s. 82.]
[Section 48. Modifications to be applied in order
to give effect to Cross-border Justice Act 2008: section altered 1 Nov 2009.
See endnote 1M.]
[ 49. Deleted by No. 84 of 2004 s. 78.]