The report of a Medical Officer stating the injuries of the victim is:

A medical injury report is relevant expert material and can be admitted through the applicable proof procedure. Its opinion is not conclusive: the court evaluates it with the other evidence. The report ordinarily corroborates medical testimony or the account of injuries; merely labelling it substantive evidence does not dispense with proving the document and its contents.

Current law: BSA section 39 governs expert opinions, with its documentary proof provisions applying to the report. Expert relevance still does not mean automatic proof or conclusive weight; section 170 preserves the older law for protected pending proceedings.