Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 111(1) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 55.30(a)).
(1) The hearsay rule and the tendency rule do not apply to evidence of the character of an accused if—
S. 111(1)(a) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 55.30(b)).
(a) the evidence is evidence of an opinion about the accused adduced by another accused; and
(b) the person whose opinion it is has specialised knowledge based on the person's training, study or experience; and
(c) the opinion is wholly or substantially based on that knowledge.
(2) If such evidence has been admitted, the hearsay rule, the opinion rule and the tendency rule do not apply to evidence adduced to prove that that evidence should not be accepted.
S. 112 amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 55.31).