Evidence – Admissibility and relevance – Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act (NT), ss 97(1)(b), 137 – Where appellant charged with indecent dealing with child and sexual intercourse with child – Where tendency evidence given by complainant that appellant ran his hand up complainant's leg – Where evidence tendered of complaints made by complainant concerning appellant – Whether probative value of evidence assessed on assumption that jury would accept evidence – Whether trial judge should have regard to credibility of witness or reliability of evidence in assessing probative value of evidence – Whether evidence from complainant adduced to show accused's sexual interest can have significant probative value.
Words and phrases – "complaint evidence", "credibility", "danger of unfair prejudice", "probative value", "relevance", "reliability", "significant probative value", "tendency evidence".
Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act (NT) – ss 55, 56, 65, 66, 97(1)(b), 101, 137.
