Section ▁ 4 9 ); ▁compet ence ▁and ▁cred ibility ▁( Section ▁ 5 0 ); ▁and , ▁previous ▁statement ▁of ▁witness ▁( Section ▁ 5 1 ). ▁ ▁The ▁courts ▁shall ▁draw ▁infer ences ▁from ▁the ▁circumstances ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁weight ▁attached ▁to ▁he ars ay ▁evidence , ▁in ▁particular : ▁whether ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁reasonable ▁and ▁pract ic able ▁for ▁the ▁party ▁by ▁whom ▁the ▁evidence ▁was ▁ad du ced ▁to ▁have ▁produced ▁the ▁mak er ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁statement ▁as ▁a ▁witness ; ▁whether ▁the ▁original ▁statement ▁was ▁made ▁contempor ane ously ▁with ▁the ▁occurrence ▁or ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁matters ▁stated ; ▁whether ▁the ▁evidence ▁involves ▁multiple ▁he ars ay ; ▁whether ▁any ▁person ▁involved ▁had ▁any ▁mot ive ▁to ▁conce al ▁or ▁mis re present ▁matters ; ▁whether ▁the ▁original ▁statement ▁was ▁an ▁edited ▁account , ▁or ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁another ▁or ▁for ▁a ▁particular ▁purpose ; ▁whether ▁the ▁circumstances ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁evidence ▁is ▁ad du ced ▁as ▁he ars ay ▁are ▁such ▁as ▁to ▁suggest ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁prevent ▁proper ▁evaluation ▁of ▁its ▁weight ; ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁evidence ▁ad du ced ▁by ▁the ▁party ▁is ▁consistent ▁with ▁any ▁evidence ▁previously ▁ad du ced ▁by ▁the ▁party . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁civil ▁regime ▁also ▁pres erves ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁common ▁law ▁exceptions ▁that ▁are ▁una ffect ed ▁by ▁the ▁stat ut ory ▁saf egu ards ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁section ▁ 4 7 A ▁saf egu ard ▁rel ating ▁to ▁notice . ▁In ▁criminal