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64 Exception—civil proceedings if maker available
(1) This section applies in a civil proceeding if a person who made a
previous representation is available to give evidence about an asserted
fact.
(2) The hearsay rule does not apply to—
(a) evidence of the representation that is given by a person who saw,
heard or otherwise perceived the representation being made; or
(b) a document so far as it contains the representation, or another
representation to which it is reasonably necessary to refer in
order to understand the representation;
if it would cause undue expense or undue delay, or would not be
reasonably practicable, to call the person who made the
representation to give evidence.
Note 1 Section 67 imposes notice requirements relating to this subsection.
Note 2 Section 68 is about objections to notices that relate to this subsection.
(3) If the person who made the representation has been or is to be called
to give evidence, the hearsay rule does not apply to evidence of the
representation that is given by—
(a) the person; or
(b) a person who saw, heard or otherwise perceived the
representation being made.
(4) A document containing a representation to which subsection (3)
applies must not be tendered before the conclusion of the
examination-in-chief of the person who made the representation,