sec.132BAAProhibited directions etc. in relation to reliability of children’s evidence

### sec.132BAA Prohibited directions etc. in relation to reliability of children’s evidence In a criminal proceeding the judge must not— direct, warn or suggest to the jury that children as a class are unreliable witnesses; or direct, warn or suggest to the jury in relation to the uncorroborated evidence of a child— that it would be dangerous or unsafe to convict the defendant on the evidence; or that the evidence should be scrutinised with great care; or direct, warn or comment to the jury about the reliability of a child’s evidence solely on account of the child’s age. s 132BAA ins 2024 No. 5 s 65 - (a) direct, warn or suggest to the jury that children as a class are unreliable witnesses; or - (b) direct, warn or suggest to the jury in relation to the uncorroborated evidence of a child— (i) that it would be dangerous or unsafe to convict the defendant on the evidence; or (ii) that the evidence should be scrutinised with great care; or - (i) that it would be dangerous or unsafe to convict the defendant on the evidence; or - (ii) that the evidence should be scrutinised with great care; or - (c) direct, warn or comment to the jury about the reliability of a child’s evidence solely on account of the child’s age. - (i) that it would be dangerous or unsafe to convict the defendant on the evidence; or - (ii) that the evidence should be scrutinised with great care; or