Victorian Numbered Acts

JURY DIRECTIONS ACT 2015 (NO. 14 OF 2015) - SECT 31

In this Division—

"evidence of a kind that may be unreliable" includes—

        (a)     evidence in relation to which Part 3.2 (hearsay evidence) or 3.4 (admissions) of the Evidence Act 2008 applies; and

        (b)     evidence the reliability of which may be affected by age, ill health (whether physical or mental), injury or the like; and

        (c)     evidence given by a witness who might reasonably be supposed to have been criminally concerned in the events giving rise to the trial; and

        (d)     evidence given by a witness who is a prison informer; and

        (e)     oral evidence of questioning by an investigating official (within the meaning of the Evidence Act 2008 ) of an accused where the questioning has not been acknowledged by the accused.