South Australian Current Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1929 - SECT 34W

34W—Evidence of family violence

Except where the contrary intention appears, a reference in this or any other Act to "evidence of family violence", in relation to a person, will be taken to include a reference to evidence of the following kinds:

            (a)         evidence of the history of the relationship between the person and a family member, including family violence by the family member towards the person or a family member, or by the family member or the person in relation to any other family member;

            (b)         evidence of the effect, including the cumulative effect, of family violence on the person or a family member;

            (c)         evidence of any social, cultural or economic effects of the family violence on the person or a family member;

            (d)         evidence of the general nature and dynamics of the person's relationship, including the possible consequences of separation from the person who committed the family violence;

            (e)         evidence of the psychological effect of family violence on the person or a family member,

and includes, to avoid doubt, social framework evidence within the meaning of section 34X.