Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991
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81K Recorded statement—may be admitted as evidence in application for family violence protection order (1) This section applies if a recorded statement is made in relation to an alleged family violence offence. (2) The recorded statement may be admitted by the Magistrates Court in a proceeding for an application for a protection order under the Family Violence Act 2016 if— (a) the affected person in relation to the application for the protection order is the complainant in relation to the recorded statement; and (b) the respondent to the application for the protection order is the person against whom the family violence offence is alleged.
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