Victorian Current Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2009 - SECT 389F

S. 389F(1) substituted by No. 22/2020 s. 8.

    (1)     This Division applies to a witness (including the complainant) other than the accused in a criminal proceeding if—

        (a)     the witness—

              (i)     is under the age of 18 years at the time at which the proceeding commences; or

              (ii)     has a cognitive impairment; and

        (b)     the criminal proceeding is in a participating venue of a court.

    (2)     This Division applies at any stage of the criminal proceeding, including an appeal or rehearing.

    (3)     In this Division (other than in section 389J(4)(c)), "witness" means a witness referred to in subsection (1).

S. 389G inserted by No. 5/2018 s. 25.