A diary entry by a child complainant, when adopted as true in response to a parent's question, constitutes both a complaint at common law and a 'statement to another person' under s 26E of the Evidence Act (NT). The test of 'sufficient probative value' under s 26E does not require 'significant' or 'substantial' probative value but requires the court to weigh probative value against the dangers of hearsay in all the circumstances. Physical documents forming part of the statement, including surrounding pages probative of the circumstances and state of mind, are admissible under s 26E as evidence of the manner and circumstances of the statement.
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