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 by the Parliament of the Cook Islands in session assembled, and by authority of the same, as follows:
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87 and shall be read with and deemed part of the Evidence Act 1968 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act").
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\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8877837\charrsid12990533  (1) Where any person is tried for an of}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid5114943 fence against any of sections 14}{
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 other offence of a sexual nature, no corroboration of a complainant's evidence shall be necessary for the accused to be convicted; and in any such case the Judge shall not be required to give any warning to the jury relating to the absence of corroborati
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(2) If, in any such case, the Judge decides to comment on the absence of any evidence tending to support any other evidence, no particular form of words shall be required."
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