Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Evidence Act 1958 - SECT 149A

Admissions of fact in criminal proceedings

149A. Admissions of fact in criminal proceedings

Subject to the express provisions of any Act but notwithstanding any rule of
law or procedure or any practice to the contrary the accused person in any
criminal proceedings or any proceedings under the Confiscation Act 1997 may
make admission of any fact or matter that is relevant in the proceedings and
any person acting judicially may accept the admission as sufficient evidence
of that fact or matter without further proof unless he is of opinion that it
would be contrary to the interests of justice so to do having regard to all
the circumstances of the case.