Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A child, other than a child who is or is seeking to become a party to proceedings, must not swear an affidavit for the purposes of proceedings, unless the court makes an order allowing the child to do so.
(2) A child must not be called as a witness in, or be present during, proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, or in another court when exercising jurisdiction under this Act, unless the court makes an order allowing the child to be called as a witness or to be present (as the case may be).
(3) In this section:
"child" means a child under 18 years of age.