S.L. 602.1 Art. 22Instances when there may be a subsequent interview.

Without prejudice to article 17 of the Act, the investigative interview shall be conducted and recorded, as much as possible, in one sitting with no time limit being set by the interdisciplinary team and with both examination-in-chief and cross-examination being done during the same interview if the interview being held is for the purposes of on-going court proceedings. Only in the following instances may there be subsequent interviews:

(a) when the minor is visibly tired or emotionally aroused as not to be able to continue giving evidence without prejudice to his credibility or wellbeing;

(b) when new evidence emerges at a later stage;

(c) when the minor himself expresses his wish to testify again;

(d) in other exceptional circumstances which are to be specifically noted in the acts of the proceedings or the notes taken.