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Corroboration requirements abolished

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Part 4.4Corroboration

164 Corroboration requirements abolished

(1)

It is not necessary that evidence on which a party relies be corroborated.

(2)

Subsection (1) does not affect the operation of a rule of law that requires corroboration with respect to the offence of perjury or a similar or related offence.

(3)

Despite any rule, whether of law or practice, to the contrary, but subject to the other provisions of this Act, if there is a jury, it is not necessary that the judge:

(a)

warn the jury that it is dangerous to act on uncorroborated evidence or give a warning to the same or similar effect; or

(b)

give a direction relating to the absence of corroboration.

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