Section 5Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)

Extended application of certain provisions

The provisions of this Act referred to in the Table apply to all proceedings in an Australian court, including proceedings that:

(a) relate to bail; or

(b) are interlocutory proceedings or proceedings of a similar kind; or

(c) are heard in chambers; or

(d) relate to sentencing.

TABLE

Provisions of this Act

Subject matter

Subsection 70(2)

Evidence of tags and labels in Customs prosecutions and Excise prosecutions

Section 143

Matters of law

Section 150

Seals and signatures

Section 153

Gazettes and other official documents

Section 154

Documents published by authority of Parliaments etc.

Section 155

Official records

Section 155A

Commonwealth documents

Section 157

Public documents relating to court processes

Section 158

Evidence of certain public documents

Section 159

Official statistics

Section 163

Proof of letters having been sent by Commonwealth agencies

Section 182

Commonwealth records, postal articles sent by Commonwealth agencies and certain Commonwealth documents

Note: Australian court is defined in the Dictionary to cover all courts in Australia. The definition extends to persons and bodies that take evidence or that are required to apply the laws of evidence.

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