Victorian Numbered Acts

STATUTE LAW AMENDMENT (EVIDENCE CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2009 (NO. 69 OF 2009)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF THE EVIDENCE ACT 1958

   3.      Change of short title  
   4.      Repeal of certain provisions of Division 1 of Part I  
   5.      Repeal of Division 2 of Part I  
   6.      Repeal of Division 4 of Part I  
   7.      Repeal of Division 1 of Part II  
   8.      Amendment of Division 2 of Part II  
   9.      Amendment of Division 3 of Part II  
   10.     Amendment of Division 3AA of Part II  
   11.     Repeal of Division 4 of Part II  
   12.     Repeal of Division 1 of Part III  
   13.     Repeal of Division 2 of Part III  
   14.     Amendment of Division 2A of Part III  
   15.     Repeal of Division 3 of Part III  
   16.     Repeal of Division 3A of Part III  
   17.     Amendment of Division 4 of Part III  
   18.     Repeal of certain sections of Division 5 of Part III  
   19.     Section 74 substituted  
   20.     Repeal of Division 5A of Part III  
   21.     Repeal of certain sections of Division 6 of Part III  
   22.     Sections 80 and 81 substituted  
   23.     Repeal of Division 7 of Part III  
   24.     Repeal of Division 8 of Part III  
   25.     New section 89F inserted  
   26.     Repeal of Part IIIA  
   27.     Division 2 of Part IV substituted  
   28.     Sections 127 and 128 substituted  
   29.     Forgery and similar offences  
   30.     Repeal of certain sections of Part VIII  
   31.     Section 149A substituted  
   32.     Regulations  
   33.     Repeal of certain sections of Part VIII  
   34.     Insertion of new sections 161 and 162  
   35.     Amendment to Second Schedule  
   36.     Substitution of Third Schedule  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF CRIMES ACT 1958

   37.     Husband and wife  
   38.     Evidence of financial position of company  
   39.     Definitions  
   40.     Destruction of evidence  
   41.     Trial where accused has previous convictions  
   42.     Admissibility of propensity evidence  
   43.     The accused, husbands and wives as witnesses for the defence; evidence of character of the accused  
   44.     Wife or husband etc. of the accused to be competent and compellable witness  
   45.     Provision for simplifying proof of previous offences  
   46.     Determination of age  
   47.     Depositions on one charge may be read in prosecution of others  
   48.     Issue of warrant when witness does not appear  
   49.     View  
   50.     Right to remain silent etc. not affected  
   51.     New section 613 inserted  

   PART 4--AMENDMENTS TO THE EVIDENCE ACT 2008

   52.     Unavailability of persons  
   53.     New Schedule 2 inserted  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   54.     Consequential amendments to other Acts  
   55.     Repeal of amending Act  
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