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Evidence Act 1977
sec.9ACompetency to give evidence
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### sec.9A Competency to give evidence
This section applies if, in a particular case, an issue is raised, by a party to the proceeding or the court, about the competency of a person called as a witness in the proceeding to give evidence.
The person is competent to give evidence in the proceeding if, in the court’s opinion, the person is able to give an intelligible account of events which he or she has observed or experienced.
Subsection (2) applies even though the evidence is not given on oath.
s 9A ins 1989 No. 17 s 62
sub 2000 No. 43 s 44 ; 2003 No. 55 s 57
(sec.9A-ssec.1) This section applies if, in a particular case, an issue is raised, by a party to the proceeding or the court, about the competency of a person called as a witness in the proceeding to give evidence.
(sec.9A-ssec.2) The person is competent to give evidence in the proceeding if, in the court’s opinion, the person is able to give an intelligible account of events which he or she has observed or experienced.
(sec.9A-ssec.3) Subsection (2) applies even though the evidence is not given on oath.