Section 11 — Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)

General powers of a court

(1) The power of a court to control the conduct of a proceeding is not affected by this Act, except so far as this Act provides otherwise expressly or by necessary intendment.

(2) In particular, the powers of a court with respect to abuse of process in a proceeding are not affected.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 22 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 8A — Application of the Criminal Code
s 9 — Effect of Act on other laws
s 10 — Parliamentary privilege preserved
s 12 — Competence and compellability
s 13 — Competence: lack of capacity
s 14 — Compellability: reduced capacity

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