Statute
Section 15YAD — Crimes Act 1914: Child witnesses
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(1) A child witness, in relation to a child proceeding: (a) is a child (including a child complainant) who is a witness in the proceeding; and (b) includes a witness in the proceeding who was a child at the time the offence concerned was alleged to have been committed. (2) However, a person who is 18 or over is not a child witness if the person informs the court that the person does not wish to be treated as such a witness.
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