Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00472:section:33
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00472
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 33
Character Range: 37801–38652

33  Evidence given by police officers
 (1) Despite section 32, in any criminal proceeding, a police officer may give evidence in chief for the prosecution by reading or being led through a written statement previously made by the police officer.
 (2) Evidence may not be so given unless:
 (a) the statement was made by the police officer at the time of or soon after the occurrence of the events to which it refers; and
 (b) the police officer signed the statement when it was made; and
 (c) a copy of the statement had been given to the person charged or to his or her Australian legal practitioner or legal counsel a reasonable time before the hearing of the evidence for the prosecution.
 (3) A reference in this section to a police officer includes a reference to a person who, at the time the statement concerned was made, was a police officer.