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convicted of the offence concerned on the evidence of one witness only unless the witness is corroborated) are hereby repealed.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.