Criminal Code Act 1995

Schedule - The Criminal Code  

Section 3

CHAPTER 8 - OFFENCES AGAINST HUMANITY AND RELATED OFFENCES  

Division 273B - Protection of children  

Subdivision C - Rules about conduct of trials  

SECTION 273B.7   Evidence relating to a person ' s age  

(1)    
In determining for the purposes of this Division how old a person is or was at a particular time, the trier of fact may have regard to any of the following matters:

(a) the person ' s appearance;

(b) medical or other scientific opinion;

(c) a document that is or appears to be an official or medical record from a country outside Australia;

(d) a document that is or appears to be a copy of such a record.

(2)    
Subsection (1) does not make any other kind of evidence inadmissible, and does not affect a prosecutor ' s duty to do all the prosecutor can to adduce the best possible evidence for determining the question.

(3)    
If, on a trial by jury for an offence against this Division, regard may be had to a matter because of subsection (1), the court must warn the jury that it must be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt in determining the question.