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Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
108AAdmissibility of evidence of credibility of person who has
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108A Admissibility of evidence of credibility of person who has
made a previous representation
(a) evidence of a previous representation has been admitted in a
proceeding; and
(b) the person who made the representation has not been called,
and will not be called, to give evidence in the proceeding;
credibility evidence about the person who made the representation
is not admissible unless the evidence could substantially affect the
assessment of the person's credibility.
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(2) Without limiting the matters to which the court may have regard for
the purposes of subsection (1), it is to have regard to:
(a) whether the evidence tends to prove that the person who
made the representation knowingly or recklessly made a false
representation when the person was under an obligation to tell
the truth; and
(b) the period that elapsed between the doing of the acts or the
occurrence of the events to which the representation related
and the making of the representation.