Section 131BEvidence Act 1995 (Cth)

Extended application of Division 1C etc. to all proceedings for Commonwealth offences

In addition to their application under section 4 to all proceedings in a federal court, Division 1C and section 131A apply to all proceedings in any other Australian court for an offence against a law of the Commonwealth, including proceedings that:

(a) relate to bail; or

(b) are interlocutory proceedings or proceedings of a similar kind; or

(c) are heard in chambers; or

(d) relate to sentencing.

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