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EVIDENCE ACT 2001 (NO. 76 OF 2001) - SECT 59

59. Hearsay rule – exclusion of hearsay evidence

      (1) Evidence of a previous representation made by a person is not admissible to prove the existence of a fact that the person intended to assert by the representation.

      (2) Such a fact is referred to in this Part as an asserted fact.

      (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to evidence of a representation contained in a certificate or other document given or made under regulations made under an Act other than this Act to the extent to which the regulations provide that the certificate or other document has evidentiary effect.


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