336A. Victim who is a witness entitled to be present in court

336A. Victim who is a witness entitled to be present in court

(1) In a criminal proceeding where a victim of the offence is a witness in the proceeding, the court may order the victim to leave the courtroom until required to give evidence only if the court considers it appropriate to do so.

(2) Nothing in this section prevents the court from ordering a victim who is a witness to leave the courtroom at any time after giving evidence.

This section was inserted by the Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009. It had earlier been introduced into the Evidence Act 1958, according to the amending legislation's Explanatory Memorandum, to, "to support and recognise the role of victims in criminal proceedings".