Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00472:section:63
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00472
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 63
Character Range: 68068–68784

63  Exception: civil proceedings if maker not available
 (1) This section applies in a civil proceeding if a person who made a previous representation is not available to give evidence about an asserted fact.
 (2) The hearsay rule does not apply to:
 (a) evidence of the representation that is given by a person who saw, heard or otherwise perceived the representation being made; or
 (b) a document so far as it contains the representation, or another representation to which it is reasonably necessary to refer in order to understand the representation.
Note 1: Section 67 imposes notice requirements relating to this subsection.
Note 2: Clause 4 of Part 2 of the Dictionary is about the availability of persons.