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16Competence and compellability—judges and jurors
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16 Competence and compellability—judges and jurors
(1) A person who is a judge or juror in a proceeding is not competent to
give evidence in the proceeding.
(2) However, a juror is competent to give evidence in the proceeding
about matters affecting conduct of the proceeding.
(3) A person who is or was a judge in an Australian or overseas
proceeding is not compellable to give evidence about the proceeding