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

91   Subsection 47A(3)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(3) If the testimony is given:

(a) otherwise than on oath or affirmation; and

(b) in proceedings where there is not a jury;

the Court or the Judge is to give the testimony such weight as the Court or the Judge thinks fit in the circumstances.

Note: In proceedings where there is a jury, the Judge may warn the jury about the testimony (see section 165 of the Evidence Act 1995).