Section 32B — Statement of opinion

(1)Subject to this section, section 32 applies to statements of opinion as they apply to statements of fact.[4/2012]

(2)A statement of opinion is only admissible under section 32(1) if that statement would be admissible in those proceedings if made through direct oral evidence.[4/2012]

(3)Where a person is called as a witness in any proceedings, a statement of opinion by him or her on a relevant matter on which he or she is not qualified to give expert evidence, if made as a way of conveying relevant facts personally perceived by him or her, is admissible as evidence of what he or she perceived.[4/2012]