(1) Where a video recording is admitted under section 29A, the witness may not give evidence in chief otherwise than by means of the recording as to any matter which, in the opinion of the court, has been dealt with adequately in the recorded account.
(2) The reference in subsection (1)(f) of section 29A to the admission of a recording includes a reference to the admission of part of the recording; and references in that section and this section to the video recording or to the witness's recorded account shall, where appropriate, be read accordingly.
(3) In considering whether any part of a recording should not be admitted under section 29A, the court must consider—
(a) whether admitting that part would carry a risk of prejudice to the defendant; and
(b) if so, whether the interests of justice nevertheless require it to be admitted in view of the desirability of showing the whole, or substantially the whole, of the recorded interview.
(4) A court may not make a direction under section 29A(1)(f) in relation to any proceedings unless—
(a) the Registrar, clerk, or the authorised or responsible officer of the court before whom or which proceedings are held, has notified the court that arrangements can be made, in the area in which it appears to the court that the proceedings will take place, for implementing directions under that section; and
(b) the notice has not been withdrawn.
(5) Nothing in section 29A affects the admissibility of any video recording which would be admissible apart from that section.
(Inserted by Act 14 of 2011)