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.