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EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 9D Evidence admitted under s 9A

EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 9D

Evidence admitted under s 9A

9D Evidence admitted under s 9A

(1) Evidence admitted under section 9A that is written down as a deposition is taken to be a deposition for all purposes.
(2) If evidence is admitted under section 9A
(a) the probative value of the evidence is not decreased only because the evidence is not given on oath; and
(b) a person charged with an offence may be convicted on the evidence; and
(c) the person giving the evidence is liable to be convicted of perjury to the same extent as if the person had given the evidence on oath.