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Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
62Restriction to "first-hand" hearsay
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62 Restriction to "first-hand" hearsay
(1) A reference in this Division (other than in subsection (2)) to a
previous representation is a reference to a previous representation
that was made by a person who had personal knowledge of an
(2) A person has personal knowledge of the asserted fact if his or her
knowledge of the fact was, or might reasonably be supposed to
have been, based on something that the person saw, heard or
otherwise perceived, other than a previous representation made by
another person about the fact.
(3) For the purposes of section 66A, a person has personal knowledge
of the asserted fact if it is a fact about the person's health, feelings,
sensations, intention, knowledge or state of mind at the time the
representation referred to in that section was made.