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FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 215

FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 215

215 .         Protection of witnesses — FLA s. 101

        (1)         A court must forbid the asking of, or excuse a witness from answering, a question that the court regards as offensive, scandalous, insulting, abusive or humiliating, unless the court is satisfied that it is essential in the interests of justice that the question be answered.

        (2)         A court must forbid an examination of a witness that the court regards as oppressive, repetitive or hectoring, or excuse a witness from answering questions asked during such an examination, unless the court is satisfied that it is essential in the interests of justice for the examination to continue or for the questions to be answered.