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FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 219AL

FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 219AL

219AL .         Court-ordered protections in other cases — FLA s. 102NB

        (1)         Subsection (2) applies if, in proceedings under this Act —

            (a)         a party (the examining party ) intends to cross-examine another party (the witness party ) personally; and

            (b)         there is an allegation of family violence between the examining party and the witness party; and

            (c)         section 219AK does not apply to prevent the examining party cross-examining the witness party personally.

        (2)         The court must ensure that during the cross-examination there are appropriate protections for the party who is the alleged victim of the family violence.

        [Section 219AL inserted: No. 16 of 2021 s. 4.]