Section 196 — Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)

Proceedings for offences

Proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations are to be dealt with summarily before the Local Court.
Note. The Commonwealth Act does not include an equivalent provision to section 196.

Sourced from the New South Wales Legislation website at 8 June 2026. For the latest information on New South Wales Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 193 — Additional powers
s 194 — Witnesses failing to attend proceedings
s 195 — Prohibited question not to be published
s 197 — Regulations
s 198 — Savings, transitional and other provisions
s 8A — References to offices etc

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