Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00203:clause:6_167c:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00203
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 6 cl 167C (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 188691–189702

legal representative, the court may, if it considers it is in the interests of justice, do one or more of the following:
 (a) adjourn the proceeding to enable the person to obtain a legal representative to conduct the examination;
 (b) make:
 (i) an order that the person obtain legal representation; and
 (ii) any other order the court considers necessary to secure legal representation for the person.
 (8) If the proceeding is a trial by jury, the court must tell the jury that:
 (a) the accused person may not examine the witness personally; and
 (b) obtaining, or being provided with, legal representation to examine the witness, or having the accused person's questions put to the witness by a person appointed by the court, is a usual practice; and
 (c) the jury must not draw any inference against the accused person, or give the evidence more or less weight, because the examination is not conducted personally by the accused person.
 (9) In this section:
examine includes cross‑examine and re‑examine.