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allows the trial judge to permit a person to give evidence in the following ways set out in subclause (1)—
by reading from the witness' statement prepared in advance of giving evidence (with the consent of both parties);
for an expert witness, by the presentation of audio or audiovisual material;
by means of playing an audio or audiovisual recording;
in any other manner that the trial judge considers may be of assistance.
The right to cross-examine an expert witness before, during or after a presentation is expressly saved. Similarly, if a witness is allowed to give evidence by playing an audio or audiovisual recording then the trial judge may, if unanticipated issues arise during the trial, order that the witness attend before the court. Nothing in this clause affects the operation of sections 41G, 42A and 42B and Part IIA of the Evidence Act 1958 and sections 29 and 50 of the Evidence Act 2008, which provide for the ways in which evidence may generally be recorded.