Version No. 002
Criminal Procedure Regulations 2020
S.R. No. 134/2020
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 October 2022
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Objectives
2Authorising provision
3Commencement
4Revocations
5Definitions
Part 2—Division 5 recordings
6Who may ask questions
7Information to be included in a Division 5 recording
8Copies of a Division 5 recording
9Transcript of a Division 5 recording
10Right of accused to listen to or view Division 5 recording
11Record of persons listening to or viewing Division 5 recordings
12Use of Division 5 recordings, copies or transcripts
13Retention and destruction of recordings and copies
Part 3—Division 6 recordings
14Right of accused to listen to or view Division 6 recording
15Record of persons listening to or viewing Division 6 recordings
16Use of Division 6 recordings, copies or transcripts
17Retention and destruction of recordings and copies
Part 4—Prosecution witnesses allowances and expenses
18Attendance allowance for expert witness
19Allowances and expenses of other witnesses
20Meal allowances for witnesses
21Accommodation expenses for witnesses
22Travelling allowances for witnesses
23No payment to prisoners
24Evidence of expenses etc. to be produced
Part 5—Intermediaries
25Intermediaries' oath or affirmation
26Use of recordings and transcripts
Part 6—Disclosure certificates
27Form of disclosure certificate
Schedule 1—Oaths and affirmations
Schedule 2—Disclosure certificate—section 41A of the Act
Schedule 3—Disclosure certificate—section 110A of the Act
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Endnotes
1 General information
2 Table of Amendments
3 Explanatory details
Version No. 002
Criminal Procedure Regulations 2020
S.R. No. 134/2020
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 October 2022
Part 1—Preliminary
1Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are—
(a)to provide for the making, use, possession, copying, storage, access to and destruction of audio and audiovisual recordings referred to in Division 5 and Division 6 of Part 8.2 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009; and
(b)to specify the allowances and expenses that are to be paid to prosecution witnesses; and
(c)to provide for the use of various audio or audiovisual recordings made in certain proceedings for the purposes of assisting intermediaries or the training or evaluation of intermediaries; and
(d)other matters required or necessary to be prescribed by the Criminal Procedure Act 2009.
2Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 420 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009.
3Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 13 December 2020.
4Revocations
The following Regulations are revoked—
(a)the Criminal Procedure Regulations 2009[1];
(b)the Criminal Procedure Amendment (Recorded Evidence-in-Chief) Regulations 2011[2];
(c)the Criminal Procedure Amendment Regulations 2018[3].
5Definitions
In these Regulations—
Department means the Department of Justice and Community Safety;
Division 5 recording means an audio or audiovisual recording of a kind referred to in Division 5 of Part 8.2 of the Act;
Division 6 recording means an audiovisual recording of a kind referred to in Division 6 of Part 8.2 of the Act;
Part 8.2A recording means an audio or audiovisual recording made in a proceeding in which an intermediary is appointed under Part 8.2A of the Act;
prothonotary has the same meaning as in section 106 of the Supreme Court Act…