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164Corroboration requirements abolished
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### 164 Corroboration requirements abolished
> > (1) It is not necessary that evidence on which a party relies be corroborated.
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> > (2) [Subsection (1)](#GS164@Gs1@EN) does not affect the operation of a rule of law that requires corroboration with respect to the offence of perjury or a similar or related offence.
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> > (3) Despite any rule, whether of law or practice, to the contrary, but subject to the other provisions of this Act, if there is a jury, it is not necessary that the judge –
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> > > > (a) warn the jury that it is dangerous to act on uncorroborated evidence or give a warning to the same or similar effect; or
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> > > > (b) give a direction relating to the absence of corroboration.
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> > (4) [*\[Section 164 Subsection (4) omitted by No. 46 of 2010, s. 43, Applied:01 Jan 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-01-01/act-2010-046#GS43@EN) . . . . . . . .