Queensland Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 103F

103F When recorded statement is made with informed consent

(1) A recorded statement is made with the informed consent of a complainant if the making of the recorded statement complies with this section.

(2) A police officer taking the recorded statement must, before taking the recorded statement, inform the complainant that—

(a) the recorded statement may be presented as the complainant’s evidence-in-chief in a court; and

(b) regardless of whether the recorded statement is presented as the complainant’s evidence-in-chief, the recorded statement can be disclosed to, and used by, the accused person and other persons; and

(c) if the recorded statement is presented as the complainant’s evidence-in-chief in a court, the complainant may be required—

(i) to attest to the truthfulness of the contents of the recorded statement in the court; and

(ii) to give further evidence in the court; and

(d) the complainant may refuse to consent to the making of the recorded statement.

(3) After being informed of the matters mentioned in subsection (2) , the complainant must indicate in the recorded statement that the complainant—

(a) understands the matters; and

(b) consents to the making of the recorded statement.