(1) This section
applies if an accused is required to appear before a court in relation to a
charge for any purpose other than to be sentenced.
(2) Subject to
section 77, the court may permit the accused to appear before the court
by means of a video link or an audio link.
(3) When the accused
appears before the court by means of a video link or an audio link the court
may deal with the charge as if the accused were personally present before it.