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Evidence Act 1995

80Ultimate issue and common knowledge rules abolished

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Evidence of an opinion is not inadmissible only because it is about: (a) a fact in issue or an ultimate issue; or (b) a matter of common knowledge.

Previous section79Exception: opinions based on specialised knowledge

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