Federal Court of Australia Amendment (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 2009 (106 of 2009)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 2   Consequential and other amendments

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

90   At the end of section 47

Add:

(7) Subsections (1) to (6) do not apply in relation to criminal proceedings.

Criminal proceedings

(8) Testimony in criminal proceedings must be given orally unless:

(a) the testimony is given in another form:

(i) agreed to between the parties; and

(ii) to which the Court does not object; or

(b) the testimony is given in accordance with this or any other Act, or with any law applying under subsection 68(1) of the Judiciary Act 1903 in relation to the proceedings.

Note: For testimony etc. by video link, audio link or other appropriate means, see sections 47A to 47F.