(1) Rules of court may make such provision as appears to the person making them to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of sections 27A to 27C.
(2) Rules of court may in particular make provision—
(a) as to the procedure to be followed in connection with applications under section 27A; and
(b) as to the arrangements or safeguards to be put in place in connection with the operation of live links.
(3) The provision which may be made by virtue of subsection (2)(a) includes provision—
(a) for uncontested applications to be determined by the court without a hearing;
(b) for preventing the renewal of an unsuccessful application under section 27A unless there has been a material change of circumstances;
(c) for the manner in which confidential or sensitive information is to be treated in connection with an application under section 27A and in particular as to its being disclosed to, or withheld from, a party to the proceedings.
(4) Nothing in this section is to be taken as affecting the generality of any enactment conferring power to make rules of court.
(5) Nothing in sections 27A to 27E is to be regarded as affecting any power of a court—
(a) to make an order, give directions or give leave of any description in relation to any witness (including the defendant or defendants); or
(b) to exclude evidence at its discretion (whether by preventing questions being put or otherwise).
(Inserted by Act 14 of 2011)