(1) Examination of a witness, of an expert, or of another person concerned, may be replaced by reading aloud the records regarding a previous examination, or documents containing a statement made by them.
(2) Statements by authorities and other agencies regarding their official observations, investigations and knowledge, as well as regarding those of their staff, may be read out even if the preconditions contained in section 256 of the Code of Criminal Procedure do not apply.
(3) The court may also obtain a telephone statement from an authority (subsection (2)), and state its substantial content at the main hearing. The content of such statement is included in the record upon application.
(4) The procedure in accordance with subsections (1) to (3) requires the approval of the person concerned, of defence counsel, and of the public prosecution office insofar as they are present at the main hearing. Section 251 (1) numbers 3 and 4, subsection (2) numbers 1 and 2, subsections (3) and (4), as well as sections 252 and 253, of the Code of Criminal Procedure remain unaffected.