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Evidence Act 2001
111Evidence about character of co-accused
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### 111 Evidence about character of co-accused
> > (1) The hearsay rule and the tendency rule do not apply to evidence of a defendant's character if –
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> > > > (a) the evidence is evidence of an opinion about the defendant adduced by another defendant; and
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> > > > (b) the person whose opinion it is has specialised knowledge based on the person's training, study or experience; and
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> > > > (c) the opinion is wholly or substantially based on that knowledge.
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> > (2) If such evidence has been admitted, the hearsay rule, the opinion rule and the tendency rule do not apply to evidence adduced to prove that that evidence should not be accepted.