Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 65(1)
amended by No. 69/2009
s. 54(Sch. Pt 2 item 55).
(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 (Miscellaneous Provisions) 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.
S. 65(2) amended by No. 69/2009
s. 54(Sch. Pt 2 item 55).
(2) A court, tribunal or person acting judicially within the meaning of the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) 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.