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restricts the use that can be made of admissions as against third parties. Under this clause, the hearsay rule and the opinion rule apply so that evidence of an admission cannot be used in relation to the case of a third party unless that third party consents to the entire evidence being used. Consent cannot be given in respect of part only of the evidence. A third party is a party to a proceeding who did not make the admission or adduce the evidence.