Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Evidence Act 1958 - SECT 149AB

Agreed facts

149AB. Agreed facts



(1) In this section, agreed fact means a fact that the parties to a proceeding
have agreed is not, for the purposes of the proceeding, to be disputed.

(2) In a proceeding-

   (a)  evidence is not required to prove the existence of an agreed fact; and

   (b)  evidence may not be adduced to contradict or qualify an agreed fact-

unless the court gives leave.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply unless the agreed fact-

   (a)  is stated in an agreement in writing signed by the parties or by legal
        practitioners representing the parties and adduced in evidence in the
        proceeding; or

   (b)  with the leave of the court, is stated by a party before the court
        with the agreement of all the other parties.