This legislation has been repealed.
- As at 12 October 2007 - Act 143 of 1997 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 2. Commencement 3. Definitions 4. Words and expressions used in Evidence Act 1995 5. Relationship to Evidence Act 1995 6. Children's evidence to which this Act applies PART 2 - RECORDING OUT OF COURT STATEMENTS 7. Interviews with children to be recorded PART 3 - GIVING EVIDENCE OF CHILDREN'S OUT OF COURT REPRESENTATIONS 8. Evidence to which this Part applies 9. Ways in which evidence of a child may be given 10. Wishes of child to be taken into account 11. Child entitled to give evidence in chief in form of recording 12. Admissibility of recorded evidence 13. Alternative arrangements for giving evidence 14. Warning to jury 15. Evidence not to be given in form of recording if contrary to interests of justice 15A. Transcripts of recordings PART 4 - GIVING OF CHILDREN'S EVIDENCE BY CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION 16. Definitions 17. Proceedings to which Part applies 18. Children have a right to give evidence by closed-circuit television 19. Accused children may be allowed to give evidence by closed-circuit television 20. Giving evidence by closed-circuit television 21. Giving identification evidence when closed-circuit television is used 22. Proceedings may be moved to allow use of closed-circuit television facilities 23. Use of closed-circuit television or similar technology 24. Children have a right to alternative arrangements for giving evidence when closed-circuit television facilities not available 25. Warning to jury PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS 26. Validity of proceedings not affected 27. Children have a right to presence of a supportive person while giving evidence 28. Children have a right to alternative arrangements for giving evidence when accused is unrepresented 29. Court orders 30. General discretion of court not affected 31. Regulations 32. Rules of court 33. (Repealed) 34. Savings, transitional and other provisions 35. Review of Act Schedule 1 (Repealed) SCHEDULE 2