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» » 25. Rights to make unsworn statements unaffected
2009-07-05

25. Rights to make unsworn statements unaffected

25. Rights to make unsworn statements unaffected


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Note

The Commonwealth Act includes a provision that preserves any right that a defendant in a criminal proceeding has under a law of a State or Territory to make an unsworn statement.

Victoria abolished the right of a defendant to make an unsworn statement 1n 1983, and most other Australian jurisdictions have also done so.

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