Queensland Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 21AS

21AS Prosecutor or applicant to advise that an affected child is to give evidence

(1) The prosecutor or applicant in a relevant proceeding must inform the court, before the proceeding starts, that an affected child may give evidence in the proceeding.

(2) For a trial on indictment, the prosecutor must inform the court at the time the indictment is presented.

(3) A failure to comply with subsection (1) or (2) does not prevent an affected child’s evidence being taken or videorecorded under this division or affect the admissibility of the evidence.