EVIDENCE ACT 1906 - SECT 19H

EVIDENCE ACT 1906 - SECT 19H

19H .         Effect of consent

        (1)         The protection provisions do not prevent a protected communication from being disclosed or being required to be disclosed in, or in connection with, any criminal proceedings if the complainant has consented to the disclosure.

        (2)         Consent is not effective for the purposes of this section unless —

            (a)         it is given in writing; and

            (b)         it is given expressly for the purposes of the protection provisions.

        (3)         This section does not apply if the complainant is a child.

        [Section 19H inserted: No. 46 of 2004 s. 10.]