In South Australia, a wholly exculpatory record of interview remains inadmissible at the instance of the defence, and R v Soma does not alter this position. Where a statement is properly characterised as 'mixed' (containing admissions significant to any issue in the case capable of adding weight to the prosecution case on an issue relevant to guilt), the prosecution is obliged to tender the whole statement. The prosecution's failure to disclose contact with potential witnesses may constitute a miscarriage of justice even where the significance of the undisclosed material is uncertain.
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