Section 55 — Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)

Relevant evidence

(1) The evidence that is relevant in a proceeding is evidence that, if it were accepted, could rationally affect (directly or indirectly) the assessment of the probability of the existence of a fact in issue in the proceeding.

(2) In particular, evidence is not taken to be irrelevant only because it relates only to:

(a) the credibility of a witness; or

(b) the admissibility of other evidence; or

(c) a failure to adduce evidence.

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Related sections

s 52 — Adducing of other evidence not affected
s 53 — Views
s 54 — Views to be evidence
s 56 — Relevant evidence to be admissible
s 57 — Provisional relevance
s 58 — Inferences as to relevance

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