Section 31 — Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)

(1) A witness who cannot hear adequately may be questioned in any appropriate way.
(2) A witness who cannot speak adequately may give evidence by any appropriate means.
(3) The court may give directions concerning either or both of the following—
(a) the way in which a witness may be questioned under subsection (1),
(b) the means by which a witness may give evidence under subsection (2).
(4) This section does not affect the right of a witness to whom this section applies to give evidence about a fact through an interpreter under section 30.

Related sections

• s 28 — Order of examination in chief, cross-examination and re-examination
• s 29 — Manner and form of questioning witnesses and their responses
• s 30 — Interpreters
• s 32 — Attempts to revive memory in court
• s 33 — Evidence given by police officers
• s 34 — Attempts to revive memory out of court

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