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.