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provides an exception to the hearsay rule in civil proceedings where the maker of a "first-hand" hearsay representation is not available to give evidence about an asserted fact. In these circumstances, oral evidence of the representation may be given by a person who witnessed it. Alternatively, a document containing the representation, or another representation reasonably necessary to understand it, may be admitted. The Notes to clause 63 explain that clause 67 contains notice requirements in relation to this clause, and that clause 4 of Part 2 of the Dictionary is about availability of persons.