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Thirty year rule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (172 words) |
 | The "thirty year rule" is the popular name given to a law in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Australia that states that the yearly cabinet papers of a government will be released publicly thirty years after they were created. |
| Usually this occurs on 1 January of a particular year. |
| The only papers not released (or if they are contained in other papers 'fled out') are those which are deemed likely to cause "damage to the country's image, national security or foreign relations" if they were to be released. |
| FRE - Notes to Rule 412 (LII 2004 ed.) (2626 words) |
| The rule aims to safeguard the alleged victim against the invasion of privacy, potential embarrassment and sexual stereotyping that is associated with public disclosure of intimate sexual details and the infusion of sexual innuendo into the factfinding process. |
| Rule 412 seeks to achieve these objectives by barring evidence relating to the alleged victim's sexual behavior or alleged sexual predisposition, whether offered as substantive evidence or for impeachment, except in designated circumstances in which the probative value of the evidence significantly outweighs possible harm to the victim. |
| The amended rule provides that before admitting evidence that falls within the prohibition of Rule 412(a), the court must hold a hearing in camera at which the alleged victim and any party must be afforded the right to be present and an opportunity to be heard. |
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