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Evidence Act 1977
sec.129AIFurther restrictions on tendency evidence and coincidence evidence adduced by prosecution
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### sec.129AI Further restrictions on tendency evidence and coincidence evidence adduced by prosecution
Tendency evidence about a defendant, or coincidence evidence about a defendant, that is adduced by the prosecution can not be used against the defendant unless the probative value of the evidence outweighs the danger of unfair prejudice to the defendant.
However, this section does not apply to—
tendency evidence that the prosecution adduces to explain or contradict tendency evidence adduced by the defendant; or
coincidence evidence that the prosecution adduces to explain or contradict coincidence evidence adduced by the defendant.
s 129AI ins 2024 No. 48 s 40
(sec.129AI-ssec.1) Tendency evidence about a defendant, or coincidence evidence about a defendant, that is adduced by the prosecution can not be used against the defendant unless the probative value of the evidence outweighs the danger of unfair prejudice to the defendant.
(sec.129AI-ssec.2) However, this section does not apply to— tendency evidence that the prosecution adduces to explain or contradict tendency evidence adduced by the defendant; or coincidence evidence that the prosecution adduces to explain or contradict coincidence evidence adduced by the defendant.
- (a) tendency evidence that the prosecution adduces to explain or contradict tendency evidence adduced by the defendant; or
- (b) coincidence evidence that the prosecution adduces to explain or contradict coincidence evidence adduced by the defendant.