The Crown is not required to accept formal admissions in lieu of tendering an ERISP where the interview contains relevant evidence beyond the bare admissions offered. Where a complainant's evidence leaves open the possibility that they were above the age threshold for a more serious offence, a conviction for the more serious offence is unsafe, but a conviction for the lesser offence may be substituted if the jury was satisfied the conduct occurred. The expression 'unsafe and unsatisfactory' as a ground of appeal is imprecise and has no specific legislative basis; appellants should identify the statutory ground relied upon with particularity.
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