Expert evidence for domestic violence
21GA Expert evidence for domestic violence
(1) If evidence of domestic violence is relevant to a fact in issue in a domestic violence offence proceeding, the court may admit expert domestic violence evidence.
(2) For subsection (1), expert domestic violence evidence includes evidence about the following:
the nature of domestic violence;
the effects of domestic violence on a person;
(c) the effects of domestic violence on the complainant in particular;
the effects of domestic violence on a child or young person.
(3) Before admitting the expert domestic violence evidence, the court must be satisfied that the expert giving the evidence demonstrates specialist knowledge that was gained by training, study or experience of a matter that is of relevance to a fact in issue in the domestic violence offence proceeding.
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