(1) this section applies if a special witness is to give or is giving evidence in any proceeding. Evidence act 1977 an act to consolidate, amend and reform the law of evidence and to protect persons concerned in the commission of sexual offences from identification and for related. File last modified 1 january 2026.
In a criminal proceeding, each person charged is competent to give evidence on behalf of the defence (whether that person is charged solely or jointly with any other person). There are amendments for this title that have been enacted but have not yet commenced. This section shall come into operation on the date on which this act is.
Evidence act 1977 an act to consolidate, amend and reform the law of evidence and to protect persons concerned in the commission of sexual offences from identification and for related. Short title, commencement and application. An act to consolidate, amend and reform the law of evidence and to protect persons concerned in the commission of sexual offences from identification and. The following amendments that have not commenced are not incorporated in this reprint but are.
(1) in a proceeding where direct oral evidence of a fact would be admissible, a statement contained in a document or thing produced wholly or partly by a device or process and tending.