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Evidence Act 2006

Miscellaneous - Transitional provisions

210: Transitional provision concerning alternative ways of giving evidence

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"Asking the court for help with new rules for giving evidence in a court case"

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If you are involved in a court case, you can ask the court for directions before a new rule starts. You can do this using section 103(1) to help figure out how a witness will give their main evidence and be cross-examined. This helps make sure you ask for directions as early as possible before the court case happens.

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Part 5Miscellaneous
Transitional provisions

210Transitional provision concerning alternative ways of giving evidence

  1. A party may make an application for directions under section 103(1), before the commencement of that provision, for the purpose of ensuring that the application for directions permitted under that provision in respect of the giving of evidence in chief by a witness and his or her cross-examination after the commencement of that provision in any proceedings, is made as early as practicable before the proceeding is to be heard.