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Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016 s 29

s 29 Burden and standard of proof for defences

29. To avoid doubt, the burden of proof for proving the existence of circumstances bringing the case within any of the defences to contempt of court under Part 4 is upon the person relying on the defence and the standard of proof is on the balance of probabilities.

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