Queensland Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 103CC

103CC Expert evidence of domestic violence

(1) Expert evidence about domestic violence is admissible in a criminal proceeding.

(2) Evidence given by an expert may include—

(a) evidence about the nature and effects of domestic violence on persons generally; and

(b) evidence about the effect of domestic violence on a particular person who has been subjected to domestic violence.

(3) For this section, an expert on the subject of domestic violence includes a person who can demonstrate specialised knowledge, gained by training, study or experience, of a matter that may constitute evidence of domestic violence.