Evidence relating to certain matters
170 Evidence relating to certain matters
Evidence of a fact that is, because of a provision of this Act mentioned in table 170, to be proved in relation to a document or thing may be given by a person permitted under section 171 to give the evidence.
Table 170 column 1 item column 2 provisions of this Act column 3 subject matter
1 section 48 proof of contents of documents
2 section 63, section 64 and section 65 hearsay exceptions for first‑hand hearsay
3 section 69 hearsay exception for business records
4 section 70 hearsay exception for tags, labels and other writing
5 section 71 hearsay exception for electronic communications
6 the provisions of part 4.3 facilitation of proof
The Commonwealth Act, s 170, table includes a reference to the Commonwealth Act, s 182 (Commonwealth records).
Evidence may be given by affidavit or, if the evidence relates to a public document, by a written statement.
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