EVIDENCE ACT 1995 - SECT 143 Matters of law

EVIDENCE ACT 1995 - SECT 143

  (1)   Proof is not required about the provisions and coming into operation (in whole or in part) of:

  (a)   an Act, a State Act, an Act or Ordinance of a Territory or an Imperial Act in force in Australia ; or

  (b)   a regulation, rule or by - law made, or purporting to be made, under such an Act or Ordinance; or

  (c)   a Proclamation or order of the Governor - General, the Governor of a State or the Administrator or Executive of a Territory made, or purporting to be made, under such an Act or Ordinance; or

  (d)   an instrument of a legislative character (for example, a rule of court) made, or purporting to be made, under such an Act or Ordinance, being an instrument that is required by or under a law to be published, or the making of which is required by or under a law to be notified, in any government or official gazette (by whatever name called).

  (2)   A judge may inform himself or herself about those matters in any way that the judge thinks fit.

  (3)   A reference in this section to an Act, being an Act of an Australian Parliament, includes a reference to a private Act passed by that Parliament.

Note:   Section   5 extends the operation of this provision to proceedings in all Australian courts.