Section 56 — Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)

Relevant evidence to be admissible

(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, evidence that is relevant in a proceeding is admissible in the proceeding.

(2) Evidence that is not relevant in the proceeding is not admissible.

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Related sections

s 53 — Views
s 54 — Views to be evidence
s 55 — Relevant evidence
s 57 — Provisional relevance
s 58 — Inferences as to relevance
s 59 — The hearsay rule—exclusion of hearsay evidence

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