R v Mills - [1984] 2 NZLR 92

Evidence — Admissibility — Transcript of evidence — Two people gave evidence at a trial in the District Court — Later they were charged with perjury — Transcript had been prepared by Court shorthand typist who had taken the witnesses' evidence down in shorthand and transcribed her notes within a fortnight of the hearing — Whether typist was entitled to give evidence at perjury trial by reading aloud from the transcript in the witness box — Whether the transcript was admissible as an exhibit.