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.]