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Act index » Chapter 3 - Admissibility of evidence Introductory Note » Part 3.2 - Hearsay » Division 3 - Other exceptions to the hearsay rule
72 Exception—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional laws and customs
The hearsay rule does not apply to evidence of a representation about the existence or non- existence, or the content, of the traditional laws and customs of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander group.
Section 72 formerly provided an exception for contemporaneous statements about a person's health etc. Such provision can now be found in section 66A.