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Building Act 2011

Part 12Legal proceedings

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Part 12 — Legal proceedings

Division 1 — General provisions about legal proceedings

Prosecutions 108
Civil remedy not affected by proceedings for an offence 108
Incriminating information, questions or documents 108
Legal professional privilege 109

Division 2 — Evidence in legal proceedings

Evidence Act 1906 not excluded 109
Allegations in prosecution notices 109
Presumptions about authority to do certain things 110
Proof of permits, certificates, building orders, declarations, obtained records, approved forms 111
Evidence of text adopted by regulations 112

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