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Admission of child's evidence

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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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Section 108 — Admission of child's evidence — Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 (Northern Territory) — Barrister AI