Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00472:section:65:p2
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Provision Reference: s 65 (pt 2/2)
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other body to which, the representation was made; or
 (b) if applicable, the registrar or other proper officer of the court or other body to which the representation was made; or
 (c) the person or body responsible for producing the transcript or recording.
 (7) Without limiting paragraph (2)(d), a representation is taken for the purposes of that paragraph to be against the interests of the person who made it if it tends:
 (a) to damage the person's reputation; or
 (b) to show that the person has committed an offence for which the person has not been convicted; or
 (c) to show that the person is liable in an action for damages.
 (8) The hearsay rule does not apply to:
 (a) evidence of a previous representation adduced by a defendant if the evidence is given by a person who saw, heard or otherwise perceived the representation being made; or
 (b) a document tendered as evidence by a defendant so far as it contains a previous representation, or another representation to which it is reasonably necessary to refer in order to understand the representation.
Note: Section 67 imposes notice requirements relating to this subsection.
 (9) If evidence of a previous representation about a matter has been adduced by a defendant and has been admitted, the hearsay rule does not apply to evidence of another representation about the matter that:
 (a) is adduced by another party; and
 (b) is given by a person who saw, heard or otherwise perceived the other representation being made.
Note: Clause 4 of Part 2 of the Dictionary is about the availability of persons.