Evidence Act 1906

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

accused 36A(1), 106A

Act 3

affected child 106A

application for leave 19A(1)

audio link 120(1)

Australasian colony 3

Australia 109(1), 115, 120(1)

authenticated copy 73BA(1)

authorised officer 50B(1)

authority 104A(5)

bank 3

bankers’ books 3

broadcast 36C(4), 106MB(3)

business 79B

business day 50B(1)

business record 79B

child 106A

colony 3

Commonwealth 3

complainant 19A(1)(a), 36A(1), 36C(4)

confidant 20A(1)

confider 20E(1)

corroboration warning 50(1)

counsel 106A

counselling communication 19A(1)

counsellor 19A(1)

counsels 19A(1)(a) and (2)

court 3, 79B

criminal organisation 106A

criminal organisation offence 106A

criminal proceedings 119(1)

derived 79B

direction 20G

disclose 19A(1)

DNA profile 50B(1)

document 3, 79B

duties Act 73U(3)

eligible service 119(1)

examination 50B(1), 109(1)

examined copy 3

forensic scientist 50B(1)

Gazette 3

Government Printer 3

harm 19A(1), 20A(1)

hearing 106T(5)

hearing day 50B(1)

identifying evidence 20G, 20I

inferior court 109(1)

informant 20G

inquest 119(1)

journalist 20G

judge 3, 11(3), 12(5), 106M(3)

judicial authority 109(1)

legal proceeding 3

liable person 119(1)

mental impairment 106A

misconduct 20E(1), 20K(1)

national security 20G

new offence 106A

news medium 20G

officer of the Library Board of Western Australia 65A(2)

opinion rule 27B(4)

participating jurisdiction 120(1)

party 19C(7), 50B(1)

periodical 42

person acting judicially 3

person acting judicially 20G

photograph 3

prisoner 3

privilege 32A(2)

Privy Council 57(4)

proceeding 3, 20G, 106A, 106HB(1)

proceedings 79B, 115

propensity evidence 31A(1)

property 115

prosecutor 106A

protected communication 19A(1)

protected confidence 20A(1)

protected confider 20A(1)

protected identity information 20A(1)

protected person 19A(1)

protected witness 106G(3)

protection provisions 19A(1)

protection provisions (journalists) 20G

protection provisions (PCR) 20A(1)

qualified person 79B

recognized court 120(1)

relationship evidence 31A(1)

relevant statement 106H(3)

repealed Code section 9(6), 36A(1), Sch. 7(2)

request 115

requesting court 115

require disclosure 19A(1)

rules of court 32A(2)

Schedule 7 proceeding 106A

serious sexual offence 106A

sexual offence 36A(1)

special hearing 106S(2)

special witness 106A

stamped 73U(3)

State 3

statement 79B

superior court 109(1)

support person 19A(1)

supporting affidavit 19A(1)

the State 3

thing 50B(1)

tribunal 120(1)

uncorroborated evidence 3

victim 106A

video link 120(1)

visual recording 106A

visual recording of evidence 106A

visually recorded interview 106A, 106HA(3)

votes and proceedings 3

WA court 120(1)

witness 106RA(1)

written publication 36C(4)

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