Victorian Current Acts

JURY DIRECTIONS ACT 2015 - SECT 44D

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     evidence is given of a previous representation; and

        (b)     the representation is a complaint, made by the victim of an alleged offence, about the commission of the offence; and

        (c)     the complaint is made in general terms.

    (2)     The trial judge is not required to direct the jury not to substitute the evidence of the previous representation for evidence relating to a specific charge.

S. 44E inserted by No. 37/2017 s. 5.