Activity details
Provide vulnerable witnesses with the opportunity to have their evidence recorded and used in a related proceeding such as a re-trial. This was enacted through the Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (No 2) (the Bill) passed in the ACT Legislative Assembly in March 2023. The Bill amended the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991 to ensure that vulnerable witnesses who give their evidence in court are not unnecessarily re-traumatised in a subsequent proceeding by having to give their evidence in court for the subsequent proceeding.
Implementation progress update
The Bill commenced on 12 April 2023. The amendments allowed evidence from vulnerable witnesses to be recorded (with consent) both in the courtroom and when given via audio visual recording, and the recording to be admissible in a related proceeding such as a retrial. For more information see Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (No 2).
More information
- Learn about the National Plan to End Violence against women and children 2022-2032.
- Read the First Action Plan 2023-2027.
- Browse the First Action Plan 2023-2027 Activities Addendum update.