Representations made up to approximately 9 hours after the asserted facts may satisfy the 'shortly after' requirement in s 65(2)(b) in criminal proceedings involving deceased complainants, and the inability to cross-examine the complainant, while causing unfair prejudice, is generally remediable by jury directions and does not require exclusion under s 137.
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