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Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
72Exception – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional
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72 Exception – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional
laws and customs
The hearsay rule does not apply to evidence of a representation
about the existence or non-existence, or the content, of the
traditional laws and customs of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait
Islander group.
Note for section 72
Section 72 formerly provided an exception for contemporaneous statements
about a person's health etc. Such provision can now be found in section 66A.