This edition will incorporate the following developments. Eleven legislative changes to the Evidence Act since the 7th edition, including an amendment to the Criminal Code with important effects on provisions relating to pre-trial statements by children and persons who are mentally impaired.
Additions and amendments to the judge-made law concerning: similar facts and 'other occasion' evidence, identification by DNA samples, self-incrimination privilege, 'without prejudice', business records, delayed complaints of sexual assault, estoppel by representation, discretionary exclusion, rapidly developing law of legal professional privilege. New decisions on evidential aspects of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules. Fully revised index. Treatment of other Queensland evidence legislation and Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) has been further enhanced.
