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Phew, I can't believe I actually did it. I got a HD in Evidence. Let me tell you, it really wasn't easy, but these well structured and detailed notes helped me pull out all the intricate rules of hearsay in the exam. I really hope you get as much out of reading these as I got out of writing them. These notes cover the following topics: 1 NATURE OF EVIDENCE LAW > INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIFORM EVIDENCE ACTS > CATEGORIES OF EVIDENCE: DIRECT & CIRCUMSTANTIAL > ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE > BURDEN OF PROOF > STANDARD OF PROOF > MATTERS THAT DO NOT HAVE TO BE PROVED IN COURT > OUTLINE OF THE EVIDENCE ACT 2 VERBAL EVIDENCE & WITNESSES > VERBAL EVIDENCE > THE EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES: Order of Examination s 28 > CROSS-EXAMINATION: Credibility evidence > RE-EXAMINATION > RE-OPENING A CASE 3 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE & OTHER EVIDENCE > TYPES OF EVIDENCE > PROVING DOCUMENTS > VOLUMINOUS AND COMPLEX DOCUMENTS 4 RELEVANCE > ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE > RELEVANCE UNDER THE EVIDENCE ACT 2008 (VIC) > WITNESS EXAMINATION 5 HEARSAY > THE RULE AGAINST HEARSAY EVIDENCE: s 59 > EXCEPTIONS TO THE HEARSAY RULE > NOTICE REQUIREMENTS: s 67 > EXCEPTION: ADMISSIONS: s 81 6 ADMISSIONS > WHAT ARE ADMISSIONS > EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ADMISSIONS > EVIDENCE OF SILENCE: s 89 > DISCRETIONARY EXCLUSION OF ADMISSIONS: s 90 7 OPINION EVIDENCE > THE OPINION RULE: s 76 > EXCEPTIONS TO THE OPINION RULE > EXPERT WITNESSES: s 79 > COMMON LAW EXPERT EVIDENCE RULES > DISCRETIONARY EXCLUSION > OTHER OPINION RULE EXCEPTIONS > EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS JUDGMENTS OR CONVICTIONS 8 TENDENCY & COINCIDENCE EVIDENCE > THE RULE AGAINST TENDENCY AND COINCIDENCE EVIDENCE > THE TENDENCY RULE: s 97 > THE COINCIDENCE RULE: s 98 > ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 9 CREDIBILITY & CHARACTER EVIDENCE > CREDIBILITY EVIDENCE: DEFINITION > ‘THE CREDIBILITY RULE’: s 102 > EXCEPTIONS TO THE CREDIBILITY RULE > THE USE OF CREDIBILITY EVIDENCE IN COURT 10 PRIVILEGE > CLIENT LEGAL PRIVILEGE > RELIGIOUS CONFESSIONS > JOURNALIST PRIVILEGE > PRIVILEGE AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION > MATTERS OF STATE > SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS 11 DISCRETIONS > MANDATORY AND DISCRETIONARY EXCLUSIONS


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Trimester 2, 2021


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