A recorded police interview with a child complainant admitted under s 93A of the Evidence Act 1977 (Qld) may be excluded under s 98 or s 130 where the police questioning was leading, persistent and repetitious, and elicited testimony contradicting the complainant's earlier account. The pre-trial judge must take into account the nature and quality of the questioning when exercising the discretion to admit or exclude such evidence. Where the only evidence supporting a conviction was procured by objectionable questioning that contradicted the complainant's earlier account, the conviction is unreasonable.
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