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Evidence Act 2001
110Evidence about character of accused
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### 110 Evidence about character of accused
> > (1) The hearsay rule, the opinion rule, the tendency rule and the credibility rule do not apply to evidence adduced by a defendant to prove, directly or by implication, that the defendant is, either generally or in a particular respect, a person of good character.
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> > (2) If evidence adduced to prove, directly or by implication, that a defendant is generally a person of good character has been admitted, the hearsay rule, the opinion rule, the tendency rule and the credibility rule do not apply to evidence adduced to prove, directly or by implication, that the defendant is not generally a person of good character.
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> > (3) If evidence adduced to prove, directly or by implication, that a defendant is a person of good character in a particular respect has been admitted, the hearsay rule, the opinion rule, the tendency rule and the credibility rule do not apply to evidence adduced to prove, directly or by implication, that the defendant is not a person of good character in that respect.