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In forceAdmission of child's evidence
Chapter 4Legal proceedings and evidentiary matters
Part 4.1Evidence in proceedings for domestic violence orders
Division 3Evidence of children
108 Admission of child's evidence
(1)
A child's written statement may be admitted in evidence only if:
(a)
it states the child's age; and
(b)
it states that, before signing it:
(i)
the child read it; or
(ii) someone else read it to the child and the reason why the child did not read it.
(2) A child's recorded statement may be admitted in evidence only if a transcript of the statement complying with subsection (3) is produced to the defendant or defendant's lawyer.
(3)
The transcript must:
(a)
state how, when and by whom the statement was recorded; and
(b) be certified as correct by the party seeking to have the statement admitted in evidence.
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