Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00859:clause:1_101
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00859
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 101
Character Range: 847520–848165

101  Protection of witnesses
 (1) The court shall forbid the asking of, or excuse a witness from answering, a question that it regards as offensive, scandalous, insulting, abusive or humiliating, unless the court is satisfied that it is essential in the interests of justice that the question be answered.
 (2) The court must forbid an examination of a witness that it regards as oppressive, repetitive or hectoring, or excuse a witness from answering questions asked during such an examination, unless the court is satisfied that it is essential in the interests of justice for the examination to continue or for the questions to be answered.