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EVIDENCE REGULATIONS 1995 - NOTES

- made under the Evidence Act 1995

Statutory Rules 1995 No. 44 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 27 December 2011
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2011 No. 227

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra


Contents

                        1       Name of Regulations [see Note 1]                                    3

                        2       Commencement                                                              3

                        3       Interpretation                                                                   3

                        4       Operation of other Acts                                                   3

                        5       Exceptions to hearsay rule -- notices of previous representations    3

                        6       The tendency rule and the coincidence rule -- form of notices          5

                        7       Privilege against self-incrimination -- form of certificate   6

                      7A       State and Territory provisions about certificates for subsection 128 (12) of Act         6

                        8       Fingerprint evidence of identity -- affidavits by State or Territory police officers       7

                        9       Fingerprint evidence of identity -- affidavits by Australian Federal Police officers     7

                       10       State and Territory laws for certain definitions in Act         7

Schedule                       Forms                                                                            8

Form 1                            Certificate under section 128 or 128A of the Evidence Act 1995        8

Form 2                            Affidavit of member of State or Territory police force concerning fingerprints            10

Form 3                            Affidavit of member of Australian Federal Police concerning fingerprints      12

Notes                                                                                                          14

 


  

  

Notes to the Evidence Regulations 1995

Note 1

The Evidence Regulations 1995 (in force under the Evidence Act 1995) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1995 No. 44 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Year and
number

Date of notification
in Gazette or FRLI registration

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

1995 No. 44

14 Mar 1995

18 Apr 1995

 

1996 No. 202

17 Sept 1996

17 Sept 1996

--

1998 No. 17

25 Feb 1998

25 Feb 1998

--

2008 No. 257

18 Dec 2008 (see F2008L04611)

1 Jan 2009 (see r. 2)

--

2010 No. 17

3 Mar 2010 (see F2010L00383)

4 Mar 2010

--

2011 No. 227

16 Dec 2011 (see F2011L02708)

27 Dec 2011

--

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

R. 1.........................................

rs. 2008 No. 257

R. 3.........................................

am. 1998 No. 17; 2011 No. 227

R. 4.........................................

am. 1996 No. 202

 

rs. 2008 No. 257

R. 5.........................................

am. 1998 No. 17

R. 6.........................................

am. 1998 No. 17; 2010 No. 17

R. 7.........................................

am. 2010 No. 17

R. 7A.......................................

ad. 2008 No. 257

 

am. 2010 No. 17

R. 10.......................................

ad. 2008 No. 257

Schedule

 

Schedule...............................

am. 2010 No. 17

 


 



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