Evidence of an accused's conduct towards a complainant within a specific domestic relationship — including abusive behaviour and controlling conduct — is not 'bad character' evidence where it does not purport to portray a general disposition applicable outside that relationship. Prior complaints of unwanted kissing by other persons in different relationships lack substantial relevance to delay in complaint about serious sexual offending by a step-parent, given the qualitative difference in both the conduct and the relationships involved.
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