Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 - SECT 65

Inadmissibility of evidence in other proceedings

65. Inadmissibility of evidence in other proceedings



(1) Evidence of anything said on the hearing of, or of any document prepared
solely for the purpose of, an application is not admissible in any civil or
criminal proceeding in a court or tribunal or in any other legal proceeding
within the meaning of the Evidence Act 1958 except-

   (a)  a proceeding before the Tribunal or arising out of a proceeding before
        the Tribunal; or

   (b)  a proceeding for an offence against this Act; or

   (c)  a proceeding for an offence against section 81, 82, 83 or 83A of the
        Crimes Act 1958 (fraud) or for an offence of conspiracy to commit,
        incitement to commit or attempting to commit any such offence; or





   (d)  a proceeding for an offence against section 314(1) of the
        Crimes Act 1958 (perjury) or for any other offence that involves an
        interference with the due administration of justice; or

   (e)  with the consent of the person to whom the words or document
        principally refers or relates.

(2) A court, tribunal or person acting judicially within the meaning of the
Evidence Act 1958 may rule as admissible in a proceeding before them any
matter inadmissible because of subsection (1) if satisfied, on the application
of a party to the proceeding, that it is in the interests of justice to do so.