CHAPTER 3

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EVIDENCE

3.4 Types of Evidence

3.4.5 Physical Evidence

Physical evidence is evidence that a judge or panel member can observe with his or her own senses, without the assistance of a witness or document. It enables the decision maker to make direct findings with regard to the state of a thing, place or person; this frequently involves listening to a sound or audio-visual recording.^{488 Citation 488} Evidence may be real or representative: photographs or recordings are representative evidence.

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