EVIDENCE ACT 1906 - SECT 50A

EVIDENCE ACT 1906 - SECT 50A

50A .         Transcripts, proof of

        (1)         A document consisting of a transcript of a recording that is admitted in evidence in any proceedings is admissible in those proceedings as evidence of the contents of the recording if the transcript bears a certificate that purports to be signed by the person who transcribed the recording and meets the requirements of subsection (2).

        (2)         A certificate under subsection (1) must —

            (a)         state the full name, address and occupation of the certifier; and

            (b)         identify the recording to which the transcript refers; and

            (c)         state the day upon which the certifier made the transcript, the condition of the recording at that time, the extent of any damage to the recording and the extent and nature of any difficulty encountered by the certifier in making an accurate and complete transcription of the contents of the recording; and

            (d)         certify that the transcript has been made in good faith and is an accurate and complete transcription of the contents of the recording, except as stated under paragraph (c); and

            (e)         if the certifier was authorised under the Surveillance Devices Act 1998 to listen to the recording to which the transcript relates, state the details of that authorisation.

        [Section 50A inserted: No. 56 of 1998 s. 46.]