Queensland Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 144

144 Statement made before proceeding by child or person with an impairment of the mind

(1) To remove any doubt, it is declared that amended section 93A applies to a proceeding that starts after the commencement of this section, regardless of when the conduct giving rise to the proceeding happened.

(2) A statement admitted into evidence in a proceeding before the commencement of this section that would be admissible under the amended section 93A if tendered in a proceeding after the commencement is taken to have always been admissible under section 93A.

(3) In this section—

"amended section 93A" means section 93A as amended by the Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2005 .

"proceeding" includes a committal, a preliminary hearing, a trial and any rehearing or retrial arising out of, or any appeal from, an earlier proceeding.