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FOREIGN EVIDENCE ACT 1994 No. 59 of 1994 - SECT 15
Discretion to exclude evidence
15.(1) This section applies to any civil proceeding or criminal proceeding in
a superior court or an inferior court.
(2) If it is in the interests of justice to do so, a court may exclude from
the proceeding evidence obtained under this Part, even if it is otherwise
admissible.
(3) This Part does not affect a court's power under any other law to exclude,
or limit the use of, evidence:
(a) because it has been obtained unlawfully or improperly; or
(b) because it would, if admitted, operate unfairly or be unfairly
prejudicial to a party; or
(c) for any other reason.
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