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CurrentDiscretion to exclude admissions
Chapter 3Admissibility of evidence
Part 3.4Admissions
90 Discretion to exclude admissions
In a criminal proceeding, the court may refuse to admit evidence of an admission, or refuse to admit the evidence to prove a particular fact, if:
(a)
the evidence is adduced by the prosecution; and
(b) having regard to the circumstances in which the admission was made, it would be unfair to a defendant to use the evidence.
Note for section 90
Part 3.11 contains other exclusionary discretions that are applicable to admissions.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statementSecond reading speech
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