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EVIDENCE ACT 2011 - SECT 157

Public documents relating to court processes

Evidence of a public document that is a judgment, act or other process of an Australian court or foreign court, or that is a document lodged with an Australian court or foreign court, may be presented by producing a document that purports to be a copy of the public document and that—

        (a)     is proved to be an examined copy; or

        (b)     purports to be sealed with the seal of that court; or

        (c)     purports to be signed by a judge, magistrate, registrar or other proper officer of that court.

Note     The Commonwealth Act

, s 5 extends the operation of the Commonwealth Act

, s 157 to proceedings in all Australian courts.



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