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Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
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46 Leave to recall witnesses
(1) The court may give leave to a party to recall a witness to give
evidence about a matter raised by evidence adduced by another
party, being a matter on which the witness was not cross-examined,
if the evidence concerned has been admitted and:
(a) it contradicts evidence about the matter given by the witness
in examination in chief; or
(b) the witness could have given evidence about the matter in
examination in chief.
(2) A reference in this section to a matter raised by evidence adduced
by another party includes a reference to an inference drawn from,
or that the party intends to draw from, that evidence.