Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts5. After section 3 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
“3A. (1) For the purposes of this Act, the following witnesses are prescribed:
(a) a child;
(b) in relation to proceedings of a kind referred to in paragraph 4 (1) (a), (b), (e) or (ea) in respect of the alleged commission of a sexual offence—the complainant.
“(2) Paragraph (1) (b) ceases to have effect at the expiration of 18 months after the day on which the Evidence (Closed-Circuit Television) (Amendment) Act (No. 2) 1994 commences.
“(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), this Act continues to apply in relation to an order made under this Act in respect of a person referred to in paragraph (1) (b) in proceedings that had not been determined before the date on which that paragraph is repealed as if that person continued to be a prescribed witness.”.