Section 132BA of the Evidence Act 1977 (Qld) applies to child sexual offence trials commencing on or after 15 September 2020, and prohibits the traditional [name withheld] warning that it would be dangerous to convict on uncorroborated evidence after delay. The permissible direction is limited to identifying the nature of the forensic disadvantage from delay and the need to take it into account. An appellant cannot claim miscarriage of justice from inability to call fresh evidence that contradicts the appellant's own sworn testimony at trial.
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