Australian Uniform Evidence Law

This chapter deals with a range of matters relating to the facilitation of proof (mostly found in ch 4 of the Act) and ancillary matters (found in ch 5 of the Act). Although these provisions are somewhat technical, many are important in practice, as they allow decisions to be reached without evidence having to be taken on some issues. They also regulate the ways in which certain kinds of information, such as that contained in public documents and registers, may be used. Other aspects of proof, such as the standards of proof applying in civil and criminal proceedings, as well as judicial notice, are dealt with in Chapter 1 of this book. Warnings, although falling within ch 4 of the Act, are discussed together with discretions and limiting directions in Chapter 12 of this book.