Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) Subject to this section, an accused who obtains leave to cross-examine a witness is not limited to cross-examining the witness on the issue with respect to which leave was obtained.
(2) Without limiting any other power that it has to forbid or disallow questions, the Magistrates' Court may disallow any question asked of a witness in the course of cross-examination in a committal hearing if it appears to the court that—
(a) the accused has not identified an issue to which the question relates and has not provided a reason why the evidence of the witness is relevant to that issue; or
(b) the question is not justified.
(3) In determining whether a question is justified, the Magistrates' Court must have regard to the matters referred to in section 124(4) and (5).