S Bouveng, “Bauer and McPhillamy — update on admissibility and use of tendency evidence in child sexual assault matters”, conference paper presented at the Public Defenders Conference, 16 March 2019, Sydney.

The law regarding the admissibility and use of tendency evidence has again “evolved” since the audience at the 2018 conference was updated by his Honour Judge Gartelmann SC. This paper reviewed High Court developments in the admissibility of tendency evidence in 2018, with a focus on its use in child sexual assault matters.