▁statement ' s ▁use ▁as ▁he ars ay ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁admitted ▁for ▁a ▁non - he ars ay ▁purpose , ▁although ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁s ▁ 6 0 ▁may ▁be ▁limited ▁by ▁s ▁ 1 3 7 ▁( which ▁is ▁essentially ▁the ▁dis cret ion ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁Christ ie .) ▁s ▁ 7 2 ▁except s ▁' ev idence ▁of ▁a ▁representation ▁about ▁... ▁the ▁traditional ▁laws ▁and ▁custom s ▁of ▁an ▁Ab original ▁or ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island er ▁group ', ▁although ▁this ▁arg u ably ▁would ▁have ▁fallen ▁into ▁the ▁' public ▁right ' ▁exception ▁at ▁common ▁law . ▁Conf essions ▁are ▁called ▁' ad m issions ' ▁by ▁the ▁Act ▁( which ▁quite ▁for ese e ably ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁confusion ▁where by ▁coun sel ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁' ad mission ▁of ▁the ▁ad mission ' .) ▁They ▁are ▁de alt ▁with ▁separately ▁under ▁Part ▁ 3 · 4 , ▁which ▁lif ts ▁the ▁he ars ay ▁rule . ▁The ▁Act ' s ▁dictionary ▁defines ▁' ad mission ' ▁broad ly ▁enough ▁to ▁include ▁anything ▁that ▁might ▁be ▁used ▁against ▁the ▁accused . ▁The ▁other ▁sections ▁in ▁the ▁Part ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁cod ify , ▁roughly , ▁the ▁common - law ▁rules . ▁ ▁Malays ia ▁ ▁In ▁Malays ia , ▁he ars ay ▁evidence ▁is ▁generally ▁not ▁allowed . ▁However , ▁the ▁Ev idence ▁Act ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁permitted ▁a ▁few ▁exceptions , ▁such ▁as ▁section ▁ 6 , ▁ 7 3 A