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Criminal Procedure Act 1986
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#### 288 Depositions taken during pre-trial investigations
288 Depositions taken during pre-trial investigations
> A deposition taken on the preliminary or other investigation of an indictable offence—
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> > (a) may be admitted as evidence on the trial of the accused person for any other offence, whether of the same or of a different kind, if it would be admissible on his or her trial for the offence in respect of which it was taken, and
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> > (b) may be proved in the same manner as if the accused person were on trial for that offence.
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> **s 288 (previously s 115):** Renumbered 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[107\].