Northern Territory Numbered Acts

EVIDENCE OF CHILDREN AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO 16 OF 2007) - SECT 11

After section 21D(2)

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    (3)     However, if the Court is satisfied that a child witness is able, and wants, to give evidence in the presence of the defendant, special measures are not to be taken, contrary to the wishes of the child, to protect the child from the apprehended distress or trauma of giving evidence in the presence of the defendant.