New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
| Public Act | 1908 No 56 |
| Date of assent | 4 August 1908 |
This Act was repealed, as from 1 August 2007, by section 215 Evidence Act 2006 (2006 No 69). See clause 2(2) Evidence Act 2006 Commencement Order 2007 (SR 2007/190).
This Act is administered in the Ministry of Justice
3 Witness interested, or convicted of offence
4 Evidence of party, or of wife, husband, or civil union partner of party, in civil cases
5 Evidence of accused and spouse in criminal cases
5A Wife of person charged with certain offences to be competent witness for prosecution [Repealed]
6 Communications during marriage [Repealed]
7 Privilege in suits for adultery [Repealed]
8 Communications to clergyman and medical men [Repealed]
8A Questions tending to establish a debt or civil liability
Impeaching credit of witnesses
9 How far witness may be discredited by the party producing him
10 Proof of contradictory statements of witness
11 Cross-examinations as to previous statements in writing
12 Proof of previous conviction of witness
12A Proof of convictions by fingerprints
12B Corroboration of evidence of accomplice not required
12C Witnesses having some purpose of their own to serve
13 Cross-examination as to credit
13A Undercover Police officers
13B Pre-trial witness anonymity order
13C Witness anonymity order for purpose of High Court trial
13D Trial to be held in High Court if witness anonymity order made
13E Judge may appoint independent counsel to assist
13G Judge may make orders and give directions to preserve anonymity of witness
13H Variation or discharge of witness anonymity order during trial
13I Witnesses in Police witness protection programme
14 Indecent or scandalous questions
15 Prohibited questions not to be published
16 Witnesses in certain cases may be compelled to give evidence
17 Witness making true discovery to be freed from all penalties
18 Proof by attesting witnesses
19 Comparison of disputed handwriting
20 Confession after promise, threat, or other inducement
21 Actions for breach of promise [Repealed]
22 Actions for seduction [Repealed]
22A Admissibility of previous description by identification witness
23A Evidence of complainant in cases involving sexual violation
23AA Address, and occupation of complainant not to be disclosed in open Court
23AB Corroboration in sexual cases
23AC Delay in making complaint in sexual cases
23B Admissibility of evidence obtained by means of interception device in certain emergencies
Rules in cases involving child complainants
23C Application of sections 23D to 23I
23D Directions as to mode by which complainant's evidence is to be given
23E Modes in which complainant's evidence may be given
23F Cross-examination and questioning of accused
Evidence of witnesses in prison
24 Judge may order prisoner to be brought up as a witness [Repealed]
25 Expenses of bringing up prisoner [Repealed]
Documentary evidence in criminal proceedings
25A Admissibility of certain business records [Repealed]
Proof of official documents, etc
26 Judicial notice of the Public Seal of New Zealand [Repealed]
27 Judicial notice of official seals, etc
28 Judicial notice of Acts of Parliament
28A Judicial notice of regulations
29 Copy of Act of Parliament, Imperial legislation, and regulations printed as prescribed to be evidence
29A Copy of reprint of Act, Imperial legislation, or regulations to be evidence
30 Copies of Parliamentary Journals to be evidence
32 Proclamations, Orders in Council, etc
33 Proof of signature, etc, not required
34 Private Acts, etc, of Imperial Parliament
35 Royal Proclamations, Orders of the Privy Council, etc
36 Documents admissible in the United Kingdom to be admissible in New Zealand [Repealed]
37 Manner of proving acts of State, etc, of any country
38 Proclamations, etc, receivable, although not proved by sealed copies
39 Statutes of any country published by authority
40 Certain law books may be referred to as evidence of laws
42 Standard works in general literature
43 Public documents made evidence by Act, how provable
44 Other public documents, how provable
44A Proof of public registers of other countries
44B Proof that any country is a Commonwealth country [Repealed]
45 Judicial notice of signature of Governor-General, etc [Repealed]
45A Foreign public documents: interpretation
45B Foreign public documents: certificates as to contracting States under Convention
45C Foreign public documents: Convention certificates sufficient authentication of certain matters
46 Gazette notice to be evidence of act of State
47B Proof of entries in banking records of banks
47C Officer not compellable to produce banking records
Evidence for use in overseas proceedings
48A Examination of witness at request of overseas Court
48B Powers of Court may be exercised by Registrar
48C Evidence in support of application
48F Solicitor may take affidavit or declaration
Restrictions on production of evidence for use in or by foreign authorities
48H Court not to order production of evidence if production would infringe jurisdiction or prejudice sovereignty, etc
48I Attorney-General may prohibit production of documents requested by foreign authority
49 Witnesses may be sworn in Scotch form [Repealed]
50 Affirmation in lieu of oath [Repealed]
51 Who may administer oaths [Repealed]
52 Oath not affected by want of religious belief [Repealed]
53 Minors under twelve may make declaration [Repealed]
Schedule
Enactments consolidated
Schedule 2
Hague Convention abolishing the requirement of legalisation for foreign public documents
An Act to consolidate certain enactments of the Parliament of New Zealand relating to the law of evidence
The words “Parliament of New Zealand”
were substituted for “General Assembly”
as from 1 January 1987, pursuant to section 29(2) Constitution Act 1986 (1986 No 114).
