When you have a case or issue related to this law, you need to prove things. You don’t need to be 100% certain. Instead, you need to show that something is more likely to be true than not. This is called deciding on a ‘balance of probabilities’. It means if you think something is probably true, even if you’re not completely sure, that’s enough. This rule applies to all questions about facts in cases under this law, except for criminal cases.
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Every question of fact arising in any proceeding under this Act (not being criminal proceedings) shall be decided on a balance of probabilities.
