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Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
73Exception – reputation as to relationships and age
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73 Exception – reputation as to relationships and age
(1) The hearsay rule does not apply to evidence of reputation
concerning:
(a) whether a person was, at a particular time or at any time, a
married person; or
(b) whether 2 people cohabiting at a particular time were married
to each other at that time; or
(c) a person's age; or
(d) family history or a family relationship.
(2) In a criminal proceeding, subsection (1) does not apply to evidence
adduced by a defendant unless:
(a) it tends to contradict evidence of a kind referred to in
subsection (1) that has been admitted; or
(b) the defendant has given reasonable notice in writing to each
other party of the defendant's intention to adduce the
(3) In a criminal proceeding, subsection (1) does not apply to evidence
adduced by the prosecutor unless it tends to contradict evidence of
a kind referred to in subsection (1) that has been admitted.