Section 102 of the Evidence Act 1977 (Qld) applies to statements admitted under s 93A but does not mandate any particular direction to the jury; whether specific directions referable to s 102 are required depends on the circumstances of the particular case, and in cases where the relevant circumstances and available inferences about the weight of s 93A evidence are obvious to the jury from the evidence and other directions, no specific s 102 direction is required. Counts involving different complainants may be properly joined under s 567(2) where there are sufficient connecting circumstances including familial relationships, same location, same time period, and similar modus operandi, even where the evidence of one complainant is not admissible in proof of offences against the other.
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