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Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
64Exception – civil proceedings if maker available
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64 Exception – civil proceedings if maker available
(1) This section applies in a civil proceeding if a person who made a
previous representation is available to give evidence about an
(2) The hearsay rule does not apply to:
(a) evidence of the representation that is given by a person who
saw, heard or otherwise perceived the representation being
made; or
(b) a document so far as it contains the representation, or another
representation to which it is reasonably necessary to refer in
order to understand the representation;
if it would cause undue expense or undue delay, or would not be
reasonably practicable, to call the person who made the
representation to give evidence.
Section 67 imposes notice requirements relating to this subsection. Section 68 is
about objections to notices that relate to this subsection.
(3) If the person who made the representation has been or is to be
called to give evidence, the hearsay rule does not apply to evidence
of the representation that is given by:
(a) that person; or
(b) a person who saw, heard or otherwise perceived the
representation being made.
(4) A document containing a representation to which subsection (3)
applies must not be tendered before the conclusion of the
examination in chief of the person who made the representation,
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