EVIDENCE ACT 2001 - SECT 164 Corroboration requirements abolished
EVIDENCE ACT 2001 - SECT 164
PART 4 - Corroboration Corroboration requirements abolished
(1) It is not necessary that evidence on which a party relies be corroborated.(2) Subsection (1) does not affect the operation of a rule of law that requires corroboration with respect to the offence of perjury or a similar or related offence.(3) Despite any rule, whether of law or practice, to the contrary, but subject to the other provisions of this Act, if there is a jury, it is not necessary that the judge (a) warn the jury that it is dangerous to act on uncorroborated evidence or give a warning to the same or similar effect; or(b) give a direction relating to the absence of corroboration.(4) . . . . . . . .