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Evidence Act 2001
196BCertain errors not avoid conviction
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196B Certain errors not avoid conviction
A conviction, whether upon indictment or summary, is not to be set aside on the ground of the improper admission of evidence –
(a) if it appears to the court that the evidence was not material; or
(b) upon the ground of the improper admission of evidence adduced for the defence.
| Note: This section does not appear in the Evidence Act 1995 of the Commonwealth. |