The main objectives of Evidence law are said to be Truth, Discipline and Protection.
The main objectives of Evidence law are said to be Truth, Discipline and Protection. Provide a cogent analysis of any ONE of the following provisions of the Evidence Act 1995 and assess to what extent it meets any one or more of these objectives of Truth, Discipline and Protection:
- Section 13 – Competence: lack of capacity
- Section 18 – Compellability of spouses and others in criminal proceedings generally
- Section 135 – General discretion to exclude evidence
- Section 138 – Exclusion of improperly or illegally obtained evidence
- Section 165 – Unreliable evidence
