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1: Secret recordings flooding Family Court trials | May 26, 2019

Can video or audio recordings be used in the Family Court? on Law Report – Separate stories podcast..

Catchwords: Evidence, Secret Recordings

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2: 8 Tips On Admitting Audio Recordings In Family Law Hearings | February 4, 2018

In a recent case, Counsel indicated that the applicant mother would seek to tender voice recordings and transcripts of conversations between the parties. The recordings and transcript were only provided to the other parties legal reps less than a week prior to the commencement of the hearing. This did not comply with the pre-trial directions for the filing of evidence. This article provides 8 tips on how to properly admit audio recordings in family law hearings…

Catchwords: Corby & Corby [2015] FCCA 1099, DW v R [2014] NSWCCA 28, Huffman & Gorman (No. 2) [2014] FamCA 1077, Janssen & Janssen [2016] FamCA 345, Secret Recordings, section 138 of the Evidence Act 1995, section 4AB of the Family Law Act 1975, Section 7 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW)