Section 74 — Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)

Exception: reputation of public or general rights

(1) The hearsay rule does not apply to evidence of reputation concerning the existence, nature or extent of a public or general right.
(2) In a criminal proceeding, subsection (1) does not apply to evidence adduced by the prosecutor unless it tends to contradict evidence of a kind referred to in subsection (1) that has been admitted.

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Related sections

s 71 — Exception: electronic communications
s 72 — Exception: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional laws and customs
s 73 — Exception: reputation as to relationships and age
s 75 — Exception: interlocutory proceedings
s 76 — The opinion rule
s 77 — Exception: evidence relevant otherwise than as opinion evidence

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