Section 9
Adults accompanying child witness
of Evidence of Child Witness Act 2007
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Section 9
(1)
The Court may allow a child witness to be accompanied by an adult while giving evidence in any proceedings.
(2)
The Court may permit more than one adult to accompany the child witness if the Court considers it in the interests of justice to do so.
(3)
An adult accompanying the child witness shall not—
(a)
prompt the child witness to answer any question;
(b)
influence the answers of the child witness; or
(c)
disrupt the questioning of the child witness.
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