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P-34.1 - Youth Protection Act
Section 85.5
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85.5. The declaration made by a child who is not competent to testify at the proceedings or who has been dispensed therefrom by the tribunal is admissible as evidence of the existence of the facts stated therein.
However, the tribunal shall not rule that the security or development of the child is endangered on the strength of the declaration unless the reliability of the declaration is sufficiently guaranteed.
85.5. The declaration made by a child who is not competent to testify at the proceedings or who has been dispensed therefrom by the tribunal is admissible as evidence of the existence of the facts stated therein.
However, the tribunal shall not rule that the security or development of the child is endangered on the strenght of the declaration unless it is corroborated, to the satisfaction of the tribunal, by other evidence confirming its reliability.
85.5. Where a child is not competent to testify or has been dispensed therefrom by the tribunal, his declaration made prior to the proceedings is admissible as proof of the existence of the facts alleged therein.
However, the tribunal shall not rule that the security or development of the child is endangered on the strenght of the declaration unless it is corroborated, to the satisfaction of the tribunal, by other evidence confirming its reliability.
