Extended application of certain provisions
15 Extended application of certain provisions
A provision of this Act applies to a proceeding before a WA tribunal or a person acting judicially, whether or not the tribunal or person acting judicially is a court, if this Act expressly provides that the provision extends to a proceeding before a WA tribunal or a person acting judicially.
If a provision of this Act extends to a proceeding before a WA tribunal or a person acting judicially, a reference in the provision to a court includes a reference to a WA tribunal, or a person acting judicially, as the case requires.
Examples for this section:
- Section 208, which permits evidence to be taken by video link or audio link, extends to a proceeding before a WA tribunal.
- Sections 328, 332 to 340 and 347, which facilitate proof of certain matters in proceedings, extend to a proceeding before a person acting judicially.
Compare:
Evidence Act 1995 (Commonwealth) s. 5
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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