Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE (NEW ZEALAND) ACT 1994

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement [see Note 1]  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Extended definitions of court etc.  
   5.      External Territories  
   6.      Act to bind Crown  
   6A.     Application of the Criminal Code  

   PART 2--AUSTRALIAN SUBPOENAS

   7.      Application of this Part  
   8.      Service of subpoenas in New Zealand  
   9.      Subpoenas not to be served without leave  
   10.     How subpoenas are to be served in New Zealand  
   11.     Expenses  
   12.     Subpoenas not requiring attendance  
   13.     Applications to set subpoenas aside  
   14.     Setting aside subpoenas  
   15.     Entitlement to expenses  
   16.     Non-compliance with subpoenas  
   17.     Courts' other powers unaffected  

   PART 3--NEW ZEALAND

   18.     Application of this Part  
   19.     Service of subpoenas in Australia  
   20.     Obligation to comply with subpoenas  
   21.     Non-compliance with subpoenas  
   22.     Documents etc. for transmission to a New Zealand court  
   23.     Other powers to serve subpoenas unaffected  

   PART 4--USE OF VIDEO LINKS OR TELEPHONES IN AUSTRALIAN PROCEEDINGS

   24.     Application of this Part  
   25.     Australian courts may take evidence etc. from New Zealand  
   26.     Taking evidence by video link  
   27.     Taking evidence by telephone  
   28.     Expenses  
   29.     New Zealand counsel entitled to practise in Australia during video links etc.  

   PART 5--USE OF VIDEO LINKS OR TELEPHONES IN NEW ZEALAND PROCEEDINGS

   30.     New Zealand courts may take evidence etc. from Australia  
   31.     Powers of New Zealand courts  
   32.     Orders made by New Zealand courts  
   33.     Enforcement of orders  
   34.     Privileges, protection and immunity of participants in New Zealand proceedings  
   35.     New Zealand courts may administer oath in Australia  
   36.     Assistance to New Zealand courts  
   37.     Contempt of New Zealand courts  

   PART 6--EVIDENCE OF CERTAIN

   38.     Application of this Part  
   39.     Faxes  
   40.     Matters of law  
   41.     Evidence of New Zealand official instruments  
   42.     Evidence of New Zealand acts of state  
   43.     Evidence of public documents admissible in New Zealand under New Zealand Acts  
   44.     Evidence of other New Zealand public documents  
   45.     Evidence of New Zealand documents of a public nature  
   46.     Part not to derogate from existing Australian laws  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   47.     Application of the Foreign Judgments Act 1991  
   48.     Rules of Court  
   49.     Regulations