74EA—Application and interpretation
(1) This Division applies to a person being interviewed as a potential witness who is—
(a) a child of or under the age of 14 years; or
(b) a person with a disability that adversely affects the person's capacity to give a coherent account of the person's experiences or to respond rationally to questions.
(1a) This Division also applies to a person (not being a person described in subsection (1)) who is being interviewed as the victim of an alleged child sexual offence.
(2) In this Division—
"child sexual offence" means a sexual offence committed in relation to a person under the age of 18 years;
"serious offence against the person" means—
(a) murder or attempted murder; or
(b) manslaughter or attempted manslaughter; or
(ai) an offence of criminal neglect under section 14 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 ; or
(i) an offence of stalking under section 19AA of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 ; or
(ii) an offence of causing serious harm under section 23 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 ; or
(iia) an offence of causing harm under section 24 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 ; or
(iii) an offence involving an unlawful threat to kill or endanger life; or
(iv) an offence involving abduction; or
(v) an offence involving blackmail; or
(vi) an attempt to commit, or assault with intent to commit, any of the offences in the preceding subparagraphs; or
(e) an offence of contravening or failing to comply with an intervention order under the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 ; or
(f) an offence of contravening or failing to comply with a restraining order under the Summary Procedure Act 1921 ;
"sexual offence" means—
(b) compelled sexual manipulation; or
(c) indecent assault; or
(d) any offence involving unlawful sexual intercourse or an act of gross indecency; or
(f) any offence involving sexual exploitation or abuse of a child, or exploitation of a child as an object of prurient interest; or
(g) an offence of sexual exploitation of a person with a cognitive impairment under section 51 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 ; or
(h) any attempt to commit, or assault with intent to commit, any of the foregoing offences.