Western Australian Current Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1906 - SECT 39E

39E .         Content of direction on family violence

                In giving a direction under section 39C, the trial judge must inform the jury that —

            (a)         self-defence is, or is likely to be, an issue in the trial; and

            (b)         as a matter of law, evidence of family violence may be relevant to determining whether the accused acted in self-defence; and

            (c)         evidence in the trial is likely to include evidence of family violence committed by the victim against the accused or another person whom the accused was defending.

        [Section 39E inserted: No. 30 of 2020 s. 94.]