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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)  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .