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This legislation has been repealed.

EVIDENCE ACT 1971 (REPEALED) - SECT 78

Proof of convictions—actions for libel and slander

In an action for libel or slander in which the question whether a person did or did not commit a criminal offence is relevant to an issue, proof that, at the time when that issue falls to be determined, that person stands convicted by a court of that offence is conclusive evidence that the person committed that offence.



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