Evidence Amendment Act 2013
Evidence Amendment Act 2013
| Public Act | 2013 No 29 |
| Date of assent | 6 June 2013 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Contents
4 Section 112 amended (Witness anonymity order for purpose of High Court trial)
5 Section 114 amended (Trial to be held in High Court if witness anonymity order made)
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).
4 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.”
5 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).
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 |
| 30 May 2013 | Third reading |
| 6 June 2013 | Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.