Victorian Current Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 2008 - SECT 184

S. 184(1) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 55.43(a)).

    (1)     In or before a criminal proceeding, an accused may—

        (a)     admit matters of fact; and

        (b)     give any consent—

that a party to a civil proceeding may make or give.

S. 184(2) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 55.43(b)).

    (2)     An admission made by or a consent given by an accused is not effective for the purposes of subsection (1) unless—

S. 184(2)(a) amended by Nos 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 55.43 (c)(d)), 17/2014 s. 160(Sch.  2 item 39.5).

        (a)     the accused has been advised to do so by the Australian legal practitioner of the accused; or

Note

Paragraph (a) differs from the Commonwealth Act and New South Wales Act.

S. 184(2)(b) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 55.43(c)).

        (b)     the court is satisfied that the accused understands the consequences of making the admission or giving the consent.