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The Criminal Procedure Act 2009 has been in operation for a few years now. While there continues to be interpretation and amendment of its provisions, the transition from the old legislation to the new has successfully been made, and a blog exclusively dedicated to the Act is no longer necessary.

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2010-01-23

375. Jury warning as to recording of special hearing

375. Jury warning as to recording of special hearing

If a recording of a special hearing is admitted into evidence under section 374, the trial judge must warn the jury—

(a) that it is routine practice for the evidence of a complainant who is under the age of 18 years or has a cognitive impairment to be recorded at a special hearing before the trial; and

(b) that no adverse inference may be drawn against the accused as a result of the evidence being recorded; and

(c) that the evidence of the complainant is not to be given any greater or lesser weight as a result of the evidence being recorded.

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