Directions to a jury regarding unsworn evidence of child witnesses comply with s 9(4) of the Evidence Act 1929 (SA) where the judge explains why the evidence is unsworn and warns of the need for caution; the more detailed requirements articulated in R v [name withheld] are best practice but not mandatory statutory requirements. A superfluous reference to the Evidence Act's prohibition on requiring corroboration of children's evidence does not, in context, give rise to a miscarriage of justice.
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