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EVIDENCE ACT 2008 (NO. 47 OF 2008) - SECT 108

Exception—re-establishing credibility

    (1)     The credibility rule does not apply to evidence adduced in re-examination of a witness.

    (2)     *     *     *     *     *

Note

The Commonwealth Act includes a subsection referring to section 105 of that Act.

    (3)     The credibility rule does not apply to evidence of a prior consistent statement of a witness if—

        (a)     evidence of a prior inconsistent statement of the witness has been admitted; or

        (b)     it is or will be suggested (either expressly or by implication) that evidence given by the witness has been fabricated or re-constructed (whether deliberately or otherwise) or is the result of a suggestion—

and the court gives leave to adduce the evidence of the prior consistent statement.



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