Under s 84(1) of the Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), evidence of an admission must be excluded if influenced by threats of violent, oppressive, inhuman or degrading conduct regardless of the source of the threat — the common law requirement that the threat emanate from a 'person in authority' has been abolished. False exculpatory statements to police that are adverse to the accused's interest in the outcome of the proceeding are 'admissions' within the meaning of the Act, even though they are not confessions to a crime.
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