Hearsay evidence tendered without objection is admissible to prove the facts stated, and a party who neither objects to its tender nor seeks cross-examination cannot later submit that little weight should be given to it. Where supplementary statutory declarations are expressed to provide additional information, they should be read as building upon rather than contradicting earlier declarations. A claimant's reliance on solicitors who failed to identify a CTP claim due to an erroneous registration search can constitute a full and satisfactory explanation for delay under s 73(7) of the MAC Act.
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