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Evidence Act 2011
66AException—contemporaneous statements about a
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66A Exception—contemporaneous statements about a
person’s health etc
The hearsay rule does not apply to evidence of a previous
representation made by a person if the representation was a
contemporaneous representation about the person’s health, feelings,
sensations, intention, knowledge or state of mind.