A breach of the P.A.C.E. codes will always mean that evidence if excluded. Each case turns on its facts and minor breaches will ordinarily not mean the exclusion of evidence unless there is an accumulative effect of many minor breaches.

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Minor breaches of the P.A.C.E. codes may still result in the exclusion of evidence if they are significant enough to affect the reliability or fairness of the evidence. The decision to exclude evidence is made on a case-by-case basis and takes into account the seriousness and cumulative effect of any breaches.

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