Evidence Amendment Bill
Evidence Amendment Bill
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Evidence Amendment Bill
Government Bill
74—3E
As reported from the committee of the whole House
This bill was formerly part of the Criminal Procedure Legislation Bill as reported from the Justice and Electoral Committee. The committee of the whole House has further amended the bill and divided it into the following bills:
Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill comprising clauses 1 and 2, Part 1, and Schedule 1
Auctioneers Amendment Bill comprising subpart 1 of Part 2
Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2) comprising subpart 2 of Part 2, and Schedule 2
Criminal Disclosure Amendment Bill comprising subpart 3 of Part 2
this bill comprising subpart 3A of Part 2
Juries Amendment Bill comprising subpart 4 of Part 2
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill comprising subpart 5 of Part 2
Sentencing Amendment Bill comprising subpart 5A of Part 2
Summary Offences Amendment Bill comprising subpart 6 of Part 2
Hon Chester Borrows
Evidence Amendment Bill
Government Bill
74—3E
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Evidence Amendment Act 2013.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on 1 July 2013.
3 Principal Act
This Act amends the Evidence Act 2006 (the principal Act).
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27C Section 112 amended (Witness anonymity order for purpose of High Court trial)
Replace section 112(1) and (2) (as amended by section 5 of the Evidence Amendment Act 2011) with:
“(1) This section and section 113 apply if a person is charged with a category 3 or 4 offence.
“(2) The prosecution or the defendant may apply to a High Court Judge for a witness anonymity order under this section.”
27D Section 114 amended (Trial to be held in High Court if witness anonymity order made)
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(1) Replace section 114(1) (as amended by section 5 of the Evidence Amendment Act 2011) with:
“(1) In any case where a witness who may be called to give evidence in a criminal trial is the subject of a witness anonymity order made under section 112, the trial must be held in the High Court.”
(2) Repeal section 114(2).
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Legislative history | |
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| 8 May 2013 | Divided from Criminal Procedure Legislation Bill (Bill 74–2) by committee of the whole House as Bill 74–3E |
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