Part 5Miscellaneous and general

Evidence

202Receivable documents

(1)

A Part 1 warrant may be received in evidence in proceedings under this Act.

(2)

Any other document issued in a category 1 territory may be received in evidence in proceedings under this Act if it is duly authenticated.

(3)

A document issued in a category 2 territory may be received in evidence in proceedings under this Act if it is duly authenticated.

(4)

A document issued in a category 1 or category 2 territory is duly authenticated if (and only if) one of these applies—

(a)

it purports to be signed by a judge, magistrate or other judicial authority of the territory;

(b)

it purports to be authenticated by the oath or affirmation of a witness.

(5)

Subsections (2) and (3) do not prevent a document that is not duly authenticated from being received in evidence in proceedings under this Act.