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Criminal Procedure Act 1986
294AADirection to be given by Judge in relation to complainants’ evidence
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#### 294AA Direction to be given by Judge in relation to complainants’ evidence
294AA Direction to be given by Judge in relation to complainants’ evidence
> > (1) A judge in any proceedings to which this Division applies must not direct a jury, or make any suggestion to a jury, that complainants as a class are unreliable witnesses.
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> > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), that subsection prohibits a direction to a jury of the danger of convicting on the uncorroborated evidence of any complainant.
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> > (3) Sections 164 and 165 of the [Evidence Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-025) are subject to this section.
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> **s 294AA:** Ins 2006 No 88, Sch 1 \[8\]. Am 2021 No 43, Sch 2\[14\]–\[16\].