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Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
110Evidence about character of accused persons
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110 Evidence about character of accused persons
(1) The hearsay rule, the opinion rule, the tendency rule and the
credibility rule do not apply to evidence adduced by a defendant to
prove (directly or by implication) that the defendant is, either
generally or in a particular respect, a person of good character.
(2) If evidence adduced to prove (directly or by implication) that a
defendant is generally a person of good character has been
admitted, the hearsay rule, the opinion rule, the tendency rule and
the credibility rule do not apply to evidence adduced to prove
(directly or by implication) that the defendant is not generally a
person of good character.
(3) If evidence adduced to prove (directly or by implication) that a
defendant is a person of good character in a particular respect has
been admitted, the hearsay rule, the opinion rule, the tendency rule
and the credibility rule do not apply to evidence adduced to prove
(directly or by implication) that the defendant is not a person of
good character in that respect.