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EVIDENCE OF CHILDREN AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO 16 OF 2007) - SECT 13

Amendment of section 26E (Exception to rule against hearsay evidence)

Section 26E(1)

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    (1)     In a proceeding arising from a charge of a sexual offence or a serious violence offence, the Court may, despite the rule against hearsay evidence, admit evidence of a statement made by a child to another person as evidence of facts in issue if the Court considers the evidence of sufficient probative value to justify its admission.



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