PART IVCOURSE OF JUSTICE: EVIDENCE, PROCEDURE, ETC.
Corroboration
Abolition of corroboration requirements under Criminal Law Amendment Act 188546
1
In the [1885 c. 69.] Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 in—
a
section 2 (procurement); and
b
section 3 (procurement of women by threats, false pretences or administering drugs),
the words from “Provided that” onwards (which provide that a person shall not be convicted of the offence concerned on the evidence of one witness only unless the witness is corroborated) are hereby repealed.
2
Nothing in this Article applies in relation to—
a
any trial, or
b
any preliminary investigation or preliminary inquiry into an indictable offence conducted by a magistrates' court,
which began before the coming into operation of this Article.