Victorian Numbered Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 2008 (NO. 47 OF 2008) - SECT 184

    (1)     In or before a criminal proceeding, a defendant may—

        (a)     admit matters of fact; and

        (b)     give any consent—

that a party to a civil proceeding may make or give.

    (2)     A defendant's admission or consent is not effective for the purposes of subsection (1) unless—

        (a)     the defendant has been advised to do so by the defendant's Australian legal practitioner or legal counsel; or

Note

Paragraph (a) differs from the Commonwealth Act and New South Wales Act.

        (b)     the court is satisfied that the defendant understands the consequences of making the admission or giving the consent.