Western Australian Current Acts

RESTRAINING ORDERS ACT 1997 - SECT 53B

53B .         Evidence of children

        (1)         This section applies where —

            (a)         in accordance with section 53A, a child is giving oral evidence in any proceedings under this Act; and

            (b)         the necessary facilities and equipment are available.

        (2)         If this section applies, the child is to give evidence outside the courtroom but within the court precincts, and the evidence is to be transmitted to the courtroom by means of video link.

        (3)         Where arrangements are made under this section the child’s evidence is to be visually recorded.

        (4)         In this section —

        video link has the same meaning as in section 120 of the Evidence Act 1906 .

        [Section 53B inserted: No. 38 of 2004 s. 37.]