(1) In any proceeding
in which —
(a) the
giving of evidence by a person; or
(b) a
matter affecting a person as a witness,
is likely to require
the making of an order or the giving of directions under sections 106E(2),
106F(1), 106HB(5), 106K, 106O, 106R or 106RA, the party who is to call that
person as a witness is to apply for a special hearing for the purpose of
having all such matters dealt with before the proceeding.
(2) In subsection (1)
special hearing in relation to a court means a hearing provided for by rules
of that court for the purposes of this section.
[Section 106S inserted: No. 36 of 1992 s. 8;
amended: No. 71 of 2000 s. 27 and 29; No. 46 of 2004 s. 22(3) and 27; No. 84
of 2004 s. 41.]