73Exception: reputation as to relationships and age

### 73 Exception: reputation as to relationships and age > > (1)  The hearsay rule does not apply to evidence of reputation concerning – > > > > > > (a) whether a person was, at a particular time or at any time, a married person; or > > > > > > > (b) whether a man and a woman cohabiting at a particular time were married to each other at that time; or > > > > > > > (c) a person's age; or > > > > > > > (d) family history or a family relationship. > > > (2)  In a criminal proceeding, [subsection (1)](#GS73@Gs1@EN) does not apply to evidence adduced by a defendant unless – > > > > > > (a) it tends to contradict evidence of a kind referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS73@Gs1@EN) that has been admitted; or > > > > > > > (b) the defendant has given reasonable notice in writing to each other party of the defendant's intention to adduce the evidence. > > > (3)  In a criminal proceeding, [subsection (1)](#GS73@Gs1@EN) does not apply to evidence adduced by the prosecutor unless it tends to contradict evidence of a kind referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS73@Gs1@EN) that has been admitted.