Section 15 of the Evidence Act 2011

Section 15 of the Evidence Act 2011 – What it Says and All You Need to Know.

Section 15 of the Evidence Act 2011 Provides as Follows:

For the purposes of section 14, the matters that the court shall take into account include-

(a) the probative value of the evidence;

(b) the importance of the evidence in the proceeding;

(c) the nature of the relevant offence, cause of action or defence and the nature of the subject-matter of the proceeding;

(d) the gravity of the impropriety or contravention;

(e) whether the impropriety or contravention was deliberate or reckless;

(f) whether any other proceeding (whether or not in a court) has been or is likely to be taken in relation to the impropriety or contravention; and

(g) the difficulty, if any, of obtaining the evidence without impropriety or contravention of law

 

Other Relevant Sections:

• Section 16  of the Evidence Act 2011
• Section 17 of the Evidence Act 2011
• Section 18 of the Evidence Act 2011