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Evidence Act 2001
81Hearsay and opinion rules: exception for admissions and related representations
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### 81 Hearsay and opinion rules: exception for admissions and related representations
> > (1) The hearsay rule and the opinion rule do not apply to evidence of an admission.
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> > (2) The hearsay rule and the opinion rule do not apply to evidence of a previous representation –
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> > > > (a) made in relation to an admission at the time the admission was made, or shortly before or after that time; and
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> > > > (b) to which it is reasonably necessary to refer in order to understand the admission.