R v Pratten (No 7) [2012] NSWSC 1670

R v Pratten (No 7) [2012] NSWSC 1670

The absence of page 5 from the form does not alter the relevance or render the document misleading or deceptive; for fairness, when tendering Exhibit M, page 8 of 12 must also be included; the complete blank document together with Exhibit M and N on the voir dire are admissible.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 May 2012
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Interlocutory Proceedings
Outcome
Document is admissible in the proceedings.
Legal Topics
['admissibility of Evidence' 'tender of Document' 'incomplete Form']
['criminal Law'] ['admissibility of Evidence' 'tender of Document' 'incomplete Form']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Interlocutory Proceedings

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether an incomplete form is admissible as evidence' 'Whether absence of certain pages makes the document misleading, deceptive, or unfairly prejudicial']

Ratio Decidendi

The absence of page 5 from the form does not alter the relevance or render the document misleading or deceptive; for fairness, when tendering Exhibit M, page 8 of 12 must also be included; the complete blank document together with Exhibit M and N on the voir dire are admissible.

Court Disposition

Document is admissible in the proceedings.

Orders

  • ['Exhibits M and N on the voir dire are admissible in the proceedings.']