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Contents (1995 - 25)
Evidence Act 1995 No 25Status informationLong title
Introductory note Part 1.1 Formal matters
1 Name of Act 2 Commencement 3 Definitions Part 1.2 Application of this Act
4 Courts and proceedings to which Act applies 5 Extended application of certain provisions 6 Territories 7 Act binds Crown 8 Operation of other Acts 9 Application of common law and equity 10 Parliamentary privilege preserved 11 General powers of a court Chapter 2 Adducing evidence
Introductory note Part 2.1 Witnesses
Division 1 Competence and compellability of
12 Competence and compellability 13 Competence: lack of capacity 14 Compellability: reduced capacity 15 Compellability: Sovereign and others 16 Competence and compellability: judges and
jurors 17 Competence and compellability: defendants in criminal
proceedings 18 Compellability of spouses and others in criminal
proceedings generally 19 Compellability of spouses and others in certain criminal
proceedings 20 Comment on failure to give evidence Division 2 Oaths and affirmations
21 Sworn evidence to be on oath or affirmation 22 Interpreters to act on oath or affirmation 23 Choice of oath or affirmation 24 Requirements for oaths 24A Alternative oath 25 Rights to make unsworn statements unaffected Division 3 General rules about giving evidence
26 Court’s control over questioning of
witnesses 27 Parties may question witnesses 28 Order of examination in chief, cross-examination and
re-examination 29 Manner and form of questioning witnesses and their
responses 30 Interpreters 31 Deaf and mute witnesses 32 Attempts to revive memory in court 33 Evidence given by police officers 34 Attempts to revive memory out of court 35 Effect of calling for production of documents 36 Person may be examined without subpoena or other
process Division 4 Examination in chief and re-examination
37 Leading questions 38 Unfavourable witnesses 39 Limits on re-examination Division 5 Cross-examination
40 Witness called in error 41 Improper questions 42 Leading questions 43 Prior inconsistent statements of witnesses 44 Previous representations of other persons 45 Production of documents 46 Leave to recall witnesses Part 2.2 Documents
47 Definitions 48 Proof of contents of documents 49 Documents in foreign countries 50 Proof of voluminous or complex documents 51 Original document rule abolished Part 2.3 Other evidence
52 Adducing of other evidence not affected 53 Views 54 Views to be evidence Chapter 3 Admissibility of evidence
Introductory note Part 3.1 Relevance
55 Relevant evidence 56 Relevant evidence to be admissible 57 Provisional relevance 58 Inferences as to relevance Part 3.2 Hearsay
Division 1 The hearsay rule
59 The hearsay rule—exclusion of hearsay
evidence 60 Exception: evidence relevant for a non-hearsay
purpose 61 Exceptions to the hearsay rule dependent on
competency Division 2 “First-hand” hearsay
62 Restriction to “first-hand” hearsay 63 Exception: civil proceedings if maker not
available 64 Exception: civil proceedings if maker available 65 Exception: criminal proceedings if maker not
available 66 Exception: criminal proceedings if maker
available 66A Exception: contemporaneous statements about a
person’s health etc 67 Notice to be given 68 Objections to tender of hearsay evidence in civil
proceedings if maker available Division 3 Other exceptions to the hearsay rule
69 Exception: business records 70 Exception: contents of tags, labels and writing 71 Exception: electronic communications 72 Exception: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
traditional laws and customs 73 Exception: reputation as to relationships and
age 74 Exception: reputation of public or general
rights 75 Exception: interlocutory proceedings Part 3.3 Opinion
76 The opinion rule 77 Exception: evidence relevant otherwise than as opinion
evidence 78 Exception: lay opinions 78A Exception: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
traditional laws and customs 79 Exception: opinions based on specialised
knowledge 80 Ultimate issue and common knowledge rules
abolished Part 3.4 Admissions
Note 81 Hearsay and opinion rules: exception for admissions and
related representations 82 Exclusion of evidence of admissions that is not
first-hand 83 Exclusion of evidence of admissions as against third
parties 84 Exclusion of admissions influenced by violence and certain
other conduct 85 Criminal proceedings: reliability of admissions by
defendants 86 Exclusion of records of oral questioning 87 Admissions made with authority 88 Proof of admissions 89 Evidence of silence 90 Discretion to exclude admissions Part 3.5 Evidence of judgments and convictions
91 Exclusion of evidence of judgments and
convictions 92 Exceptions 93 Savings Part 3.6 Tendency and coincidence
94 Application 95 Use of evidence for other purposes 96 Failure to act 97 The tendency rule 98 The coincidence rule 99 Requirements for notices 100 Court may dispense with notice requirements 101 Further restrictions on tendency evidence and coincidence
evidence adduced by prosecution Part 3.7 Credibility
Division 1 Credibility evidence
101A Credibility evidence Division 2 Credibility of witnesses
102 The credibility rule 103 Exception: cross-examination as to credibility 104 Further protections: cross-examination as to
credibility 105 Further protections: defendants making unsworn
statements 106 Exception: rebutting denials by other evidence 107 (Repealed) 108 Exception: re-establishing credibility Division 3 Credibility of persons who are not
108A Admissibility of evidence of credibility of person who
has made a previous representation 108B Further protections: previous representations of an
accused who is not a witness Division 4 Persons with specialised knowledge
108C Exception: evidence of persons with specialised
knowledge Part 3.8 Character
109 Application 110 Evidence about character of accused persons 111 Evidence about character of co-accused 112 Leave required to cross-examine about character of
accused or co-accused Part 3.9 Identification evidence
Note 113 Application of Part 114 Exclusion of visual identification evidence 115 Exclusion of evidence of identification by
pictures 116 Directions to jury Part 3.10 Privileges
Division 1 Client legal privilege
117 Definitions 118 Legal advice 119 Litigation 120 Unrepresented parties 121 Loss of client legal privilege: generally 122 Loss of client legal privilege: consent and related
matters 123 Loss of client legal privilege: defendants 124 Loss of client legal privilege: joint clients 125 Loss of client legal privilege: misconduct 126 Loss of client legal privilege: related communications
and documents Division 1A Professional confidential relationship
126A Definitions 126B Exclusion of evidence of protected
confidences 126C Loss of professional confidential relationship
privilege: consent 126D Loss of professional confidential relationship
privilege: misconduct 126E Ancillary orders 126F Application of Division Division 1B Sexual assault communications
Note 126G Definitions 126H Exclusion of evidence of protected sexual assault
communications 126I Application of Division Division 1C Journalist privilege
126J Definitions 126K Journalist privilege relating to identity of
informant 126L Application of Division Division 2 Other privileges
127 Religious confessions 128 Privilege in respect of self-incrimination in other
proceedings 128A Privilege in respect of
self-incrimination—exception for certain orders etc Division 3 Evidence excluded in the public
129 Exclusion of evidence of reasons for judicial etc
decisions 130 Exclusion of evidence of matters of state 131 Exclusion of evidence of settlement
negotiations Division 4 General
131A Application of Part to preliminary proceedings of
courts 132 Court to inform of rights to make applications and
objections 133 Court may inspect etc documents 134 Inadmissibility of evidence that must not be adduced or
given Part 3.11 Discretionary and mandatory exclusions
135 General discretion to exclude evidence 136 General discretion to limit use of evidence 137 Exclusion of prejudicial evidence in criminal
proceedings 138 Exclusion of improperly or illegally obtained
evidence 139 Cautioning of persons Chapter 4 Proof
Introductory note Part 4.1 Standard of proof
140 Civil proceedings: standard of proof 141 Criminal proceedings: standard of proof 142 Admissibility of evidence: standard of proof Part 4.2 Judicial notice
143 Matters of law 144 Matters of common knowledge 145 Certain Crown certificates Part 4.3 Facilitation of proof
146 Evidence produced by processes, machines and other
devices 147 Documents produced by processes, machines and other
devices in the course of business 148 Evidence of certain acts of justices, Australian lawyers
and notaries public 149 Attestation of documents 150 Seals and signatures 151 Seals of bodies established under State law 152 Documents produced from proper custody Division 2 Matters of official record
153 Gazettes and other official documents 154 Documents published by authority of Parliaments
etc 155 Evidence of official records 155A Evidence of Commonwealth documents 156 Public documents 157 Public documents relating to court processes 158 Evidence of certain public documents 159 Official statistics Division 3 Matters relating to post and
160 Postal articles 161 Electronic communications 162 Lettergrams and telegrams 163 Proof of letters having been sent by Commonwealth
agencies Part 4.4 Corroboration
164 Corroboration requirements abolished Part 4.5 Warnings and information
165 Unreliable evidence 165A Warnings in relation to children’s
evidence 165B Delay in prosecution Part 4.6 Ancillary provisions
Division 1 Requests to produce documents or call
Note 166 Definition of request 167 Requests may be made about certain matters 168 Time limits for making certain requests 169 Failure or refusal to comply with requests Division 2 Proof of certain matters by affidavits or written
Note 170 Evidence relating to certain matters 171 Persons who may give such evidence 172 Evidence based on knowledge, belief or
information 173 Notification of other parties Division 3 Foreign law
174 Evidence of foreign law 175 Evidence of law reports of foreign countries 176 Questions of foreign law to be decided by
judge Division 4 Procedures for proving other matters
177 Certificates of expert evidence 178 Convictions, acquittals and other judicial
proceedings 179 Proof of identity of convicted persons—affidavits
by members of State or Territory police forces 180 Proof of identity of convicted persons—affidavits
by members of Australian Federal Police 181 Proof of service of statutory notifications, notices,
orders and directions Chapter 5 Miscellaneous
182 Application of certain sections in relation to
Commonwealth records 183 Inferences 184 Accused may admit matters and give consents 185 Full faith and credit to be given to documents properly
authenticated 186 Swearing of affidavits before justices of the peace,
notaries public and lawyers 187 No privilege against self-incrimination for bodies
corporate 188 Impounding documents 189 The voir dire 190 Waiver of rules of evidence 191 Agreements as to facts 192 Leave, permission or direction may be given on
terms 192A Advance rulings and findings 193 Additional powers 194 Witnesses failing to attend proceedings 195 Prohibited question not to be published 196 Proceedings for offences 197 Regulations 198 Savings, transitional and other provisions Schedule 1 Oaths and affirmations