Sch 1 (The Criminal Code), s 632

Corroboration

In force

(1)

A person may be convicted of an offence on the uncorroborated testimony of 1 witness, unless this Code expressly provides to the contrary.

Note—See sections 52 (Sedition), 125 (Evidence on charge of perjury) and 195 (Evidence).

(2)

On the trial of a person for an offence, a judge must not direct, warn or suggest to the jury—

(a)

that the law regards any class of persons as unreliable witnesses; or

(b)

in relation to the uncorroborated evidence of a witness—

(i)

that it would be dangerous or unsafe to convict the defendant on the evidence; or

(ii)

that the evidence should be scrutinised with great care.

Note—See also the Evidence Act 1977, sections 94A, 103ZZB, 132BAA and 132BA.

(3)

Subsection (1) or (2) does not prevent a judge from making a comment on the evidence given in the trial that it is appropriate to make in the interests of justice. sch 1 pt 8 ch 63 s 632 sub 1986 No. 1 s 84; 1997 No. 3 s 113

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