Evidence

What it covers

This unit enables students, through the study of cases, statutes and other material, to acquire a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of, and competence in, the law of evidence. This unit introduces students to the law governing the collection and use of information that can be placed before courts and other tribunals when they are hearing criminal cases, or adjudicating civil disputes. It also examines the rationale for the rules that comprise the law of evidence and the values they represent. The focus of the unit is the Victorian Evidence Act 2008 which provides a law of evidence that is uniform with the law of the territories, the Commonwealth and NSW.

Assessment

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