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378 Application of Division

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Explained inBill clause 378
(1)This Division applies to a criminal proceeding that relates (wholly or partly) to a charge for a sexual offence.
(2)This Division applies to a complainant in a criminal proceeding referred to in subsection (1), other than a complainant whose evidence has been taken at a special hearing under Division 6.
(3)This Division applies to a recording of the evidence (including cross-examination and re-examination) of a complainant given during a trial in a criminal proceeding referred to in subsection (1).
(4)If the jury is discharged without verdict before a complainant completes his or her evidence, this Division applies to a recording of the partial evidence of the complainant.
(5)In this Division—
complainant means a complainant referred to in subsection (2);
recording means a recording referred to in subsection (3) or (4).