# Before meeting the witness - Witness / Statement on hand. - Prepare a list of questions for the witness - Compile the proposed exhibits and order of tendering - Anticipate cross-examination questions # Preparation - Go through their own statement. - Don't coach; they cannot be provided more information than what they came up with themselves. - Advise that they should refresh their memory from contemporaneous documents. - Direct witnesses mind to point about which questions may be asked. - Give the witness an overview of court procedure. - Direct witnesses attention to points in his or her evidence which appear to be contradictory or fantastic. - Remind witnesses to bring the actual, physical exhibits to court. - Civilian witnesses should normally be conferenced in the presence of the informant. # Witness summons - s. 43 Magistrates' Court Act 1989; witness summons. # Child Witness Service - Make sure you contact CWS 1300 790 540, Prosecutors responsibility to organise. # Witness Costs - "Have you incurred any costs from attending court today?" - "How much were those costs?" - "How did you determine those were the costs?" # Section 18 Requests for Advice [Requests for Section 18 and 128 Evidence Act 2008 Advice](https://victoriapolice.sharepoint.com/sites/ProsecutionsCourtBranch/SitePages/Requests-for-Section-18-and-128-Evidence-Act-Advice.aspx)