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Evidence Act 1939
21MFailure to comply with service or access requirements
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21M Failure to comply with service or access requirements
Evidence of a complainant given in the form of a recorded
statement is not to be admitted if section 21K or 21L has not been
complied with, unless the court is satisfied that:
(a) the parties consent to the recorded statement being admitted;
or
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(b) the defendant or the defendant's legal practitioner has been
given a reasonable opportunity to listen to or view the
recorded statement and it would be in the interests of justice
to admit the recorded statement.