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Criminal Code Act 1983
43DPresumption of competence and burden of proof
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43D Presumption of competence and burden of proof (1) A person is presumed not to have been suffering a mental impairment unless the contrary is proved. (2) The party raising the defence of mental impairment bears the onus of rebutting the presumption specified in subsection (1).