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EVIDENCE ACT 1971 - SECT 56

Evidence about character

    (1)     If evidence with regard to the character of a person is admissible in a proceeding, a witness may, in the proceeding, give evidence of the general reputation of the person and of the witness's own knowledge of the habits, disposition and conduct of the person.

    (2)     A witness shall not be permitted to state that he or she would not believe another person on his or her oath.



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