sec.129AJExceptions to tendency rule—evidence about character of an accused person

### sec.129AJ Exceptions to tendency rule—evidence about character of an accused person The tendency rule does not apply to— evidence adduced by a defendant to prove, directly or indirectly, that the defendant is, generally or in a particular respect, a person of good character; or evidence adduced to refute evidence of the kind referred to in paragraph (a) . The tendency rule also does not apply to— evidence of the defendant’s character adduced by another defendant if— the evidence is an opinion about the defendant; and the person whose opinion it is has specialised knowledge based on the person’s training, study or experience; and the opinion is wholly or substantially based on that knowledge; or if evidence of the kind referred to in paragraph (a) is admitted, evidence adduced to prove that that opinion evidence should not be accepted. s 129AJ ins 2024 No. 48 s 40 (sec.129AJ-ssec.1) The tendency rule does not apply to— evidence adduced by a defendant to prove, directly or indirectly, that the defendant is, generally or in a particular respect, a person of good character; or evidence adduced to refute evidence of the kind referred to in paragraph (a) . (sec.129AJ-ssec.2) The tendency rule also does not apply to— evidence of the defendant’s character adduced by another defendant if— the evidence is an opinion about the defendant; and the person whose opinion it is has specialised knowledge based on the person’s training, study or experience; and the opinion is wholly or substantially based on that knowledge; or if evidence of the kind referred to in paragraph (a) is admitted, evidence adduced to prove that that opinion evidence should not be accepted. - (a) evidence adduced by a defendant to prove, directly or indirectly, that the defendant is, generally or in a particular respect, a person of good character; or - (b) evidence adduced to refute evidence of the kind referred to in paragraph (a) . - (a) evidence of the defendant’s character adduced by another defendant if— (i) the evidence is an opinion about the defendant; and (ii) the person whose opinion it is has specialised knowledge based on the person’s training, study or experience; and (iii) the opinion is wholly or substantially based on that knowledge; or - (i) the evidence is an opinion about the defendant; and - (ii) the person whose opinion it is has specialised knowledge based on the person’s training, study or experience; and - (iii) the opinion is wholly or substantially based on that knowledge; or - (b) if evidence of the kind referred to in paragraph (a) is admitted, evidence adduced to prove that that opinion evidence should not be accepted. - (i) the evidence is an opinion about the defendant; and - (ii) the person whose opinion it is has specialised knowledge based on the person’s training, study or experience; and - (iii) the opinion is wholly or substantially based on that knowledge; or