There is no general requirement that evidence of a rape complainant's distressed condition be the subject of a specific jury direction. Whether such a direction is required depends on the particular facts and circumstances, including how each side conducted its case. The trial judge's determination that the prescribed period under s 59A(2) of the Jury Act 1995 (Qld) had expired may be established by inference from the judge's statements and conduct, and need not take any particular formal form.
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