EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 59 Comparison of disputed writing

EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 59

59 Comparison of disputed writing

(1) Comparison of a disputed writing with any writing proved to the satisfaction of the judge to be genuine shall be permitted to be made by witnesses and such writings and the evidence of witnesses respecting the same may be submitted as evidence of the genuineness or otherwise of the writing in dispute.

(2) A court may compare a disputed writing with any writing that is genuine and act upon its own conclusions in relation thereto.