Exceptions to the hearsay rule dependant on competency
61 Exceptions to the hearsay rule dependant on competency
This Part does not enable use of a previous representation to prove the existence of an asserted fact if, when the representation was made, the person who made it was not competent to give evidence about the fact because of section 13(1).
This section does not apply to a contemporaneous representation made by a person about his or her health, feelings, sensations, intention, knowledge or state of mind.
Note for subsection (2)
For the admissibility of such contemporaneous representations, see section 66A.
For the purposes of this section, it is presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that when the representation was made the person who made it was competent to give evidence about the asserted fact.
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