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Evidence Act 2006

Trial process - Alternative ways of giving evidence - Giving of evidence by anonymous witnesses

114: Trial to be held in High Court if witness anonymity order made

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"Trial goes to High Court if a witness needs to stay secret"

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If a witness in a criminal trial has a witness anonymity order made under section 112, their trial must be held in the High Court. This means you will go to the High Court if you are a witness with a witness anonymity order. The trial will be held in the High Court even if other laws, like the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, say something different.

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Part 3Trial process
Alternative ways of giving evidence: Giving of evidence by anonymous witnesses

114Trial to be held in High Court if witness anonymity order made

  1. In any case where a witness who may be called to give evidence in a criminal trial is the subject of a witness anonymity order made under section 112, the trial must be held in the High Court.

  2. Repealed

  3. This section has effect despite anything in the Criminal Procedure Act 2011.

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Notes
  • Section 114(1): replaced, on , by section 5(1) of the Evidence Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 29).
  • Section 114(2): repealed, on , by section 5(2) of the Evidence Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 29).
  • Section 114(3): amended, on , by section 5 of the Evidence Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 89).