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Evidence Act 2006    Westlaw    Lexis Nexis

Practice Note on Police Questioning


Some Relevant Authority

Section 27 Defendants’ statements offered by prosecution:  R v Bain [2008] NZCA 585Hudson v R [2011] NZSC 51.

Section 28 Exclusion of unreliable statements:  R v Cameron [2007] NZCA 564.

Section 29  Exclusion of statements influenced by oppression:  Bloomfield v R [2010] NZCA 222.

Section 30  Exclusion of statements influenced by oppression:  R v Collins [2009] NZCA 388.

Sections 28, 29 & 30:  R v Hawea [2009] NZCA 127.

s 32 Fact-finder not to be invited to infer guilt from defendant’s silence before trial:  R v McNaughton [2013] NZCA 657, [2014] 2 NZLR 467 and Blair v R [2012] NZCA 62

Updated on June 7, 2021

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