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Criminal Procedure Amendment (Recorded Evidence-in-Chief) Regulations 2011

S.R. No. 1/2011

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1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Who may ask questions

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STATUTORY RULES 2011

S.R. No. 1/2011

Criminal Procedure Act 2009

Criminal Procedure Amendment (Recorded Evidence-in-Chief) Regulations 2011

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 25 January 2011

Responsible Minister:

ROBERT CLARK
Attorney-General

MATTHEW McBEATH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Criminal Procedure Regulations 2009 to prescribe additional classes of persons who may examine a witness for the purposes of making an audio or audiovisual recording referred to in Division 5 of Part 8.2 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 420 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009.

3Who may ask questions

(1)In regulation 5(b) of the Criminal Procedure Regulations 2009[1], for "witness." substitute "witness;".

(2)After regulation 5(b) of the Criminal Procedure Regulations 2009 insert—

"(c)if the questions are put to the witness in another State or the Northern Territory, a member of the police force of that State or Territory;

(d)if the questions are put to the witness in a Territory other than the Northern Territory, a member of the Australian Federal Police.".

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[1] Reg. 3(1): S.R. No. 169/2009.