Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 29, 2024 5:42:00 GMT 12
LAW COMMISSION SAYS CHANGE NEEDED TO EASE TIKANGA EVIDENCE INTO COURT
The Law Commission wants changes to improve the way tikanga and mātauranga evidence is handled by courts.
Speaking on recommendations coming out of a review of the Evidence Act, commission president Amokura Kawharu says statements handed down from tūpuna are treated as hearsay and therefore unreliable. Kawharu said there needs to be a way it can be admitted into court as evidence.
A code of conduct for expert witnesses also needs to be modified so tribal experts or kaumātua can give evidence on tikanga based on mātauranga and lived experience....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/03/28/law-commission-says-change-needed-to-ease-tikanga-evidence-into-court/
The Law Commission wants changes to improve the way tikanga and mātauranga evidence is handled by courts.
Speaking on recommendations coming out of a review of the Evidence Act, commission president Amokura Kawharu says statements handed down from tūpuna are treated as hearsay and therefore unreliable. Kawharu said there needs to be a way it can be admitted into court as evidence.
A code of conduct for expert witnesses also needs to be modified so tribal experts or kaumātua can give evidence on tikanga based on mātauranga and lived experience....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/03/28/law-commission-says-change-needed-to-ease-tikanga-evidence-into-court/