Section 15YA — Crimes Act 1914: Definitions

In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears: adult means a person who is 18 or over. child means a person who is under 18. child complainant has the meaning given by section 15YAC. child proceeding means a proceeding to which subsection 15Y(1) applies. child witness has the meaning given by section 15YAD. closed-circuit television includes any similar technology specified in the regulations. credibility has the meaning given by the Evidence Act 1995. cross-examination has the meaning given by the Evidence Act 1995. evidence in chief means evidence given in examination in chief within the meaning of the Evidence Act 1995. evidence recording hearing means a hearing ordered under section 15YDB(1). party to a proceeding includes the prosecutor, each defendant and each person named in evidence given in the proceeding. proceeding means a proceeding to which one or more of subsections 15Y(1), (2) and (3) apply. special witness has the meaning given by subsection 15YAB(1). special witness proceeding means a proceeding to which subsection 15Y(3) applies. vulnerable adult complainant has the meaning given by section 15YAA. vulnerable adult proceeding means a proceeding to which subsection 15Y(2) applies.