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SUMMARY OFFENCES REGULATIONS 2016 - REG 22

22—Prescribed communication assistants and communication devices

        (1)         The following persons are prescribed as communication assistants for the purposes of providing communication assistance to a suspect or vulnerable witness while the suspect or witness is being interviewed by an investigating officer or prescribed interviewer:

            (a)         a communication partner (within the meaning of section 4 of the Evidence Act 1929 );

            (b)         any other person approved for the purposes of the interview with the suspect or witness by the investigating officer or prescribed interviewer who is to conduct the interview.

        (2)         The following communication devices are prescribed for the purposes of providing communication assistance to a suspect or vulnerable witness while the suspect or witness is being interviewed:

            (a)         text, symbol or picture boards;

            (b)         speak-and-spell communication devices;

            (c)         voice output communication devices;

            (d)         tablets, laptops or other computers or devices equipped with software designed to assist persons with complex communication needs to communicate more readily;

            (e)         any other device, whether electronic or not, as may be approved for the purposes of the interview by the investigating officer or prescribed interviewer who is to conduct the interview.



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