sec.145Evidence

### sec.145 Evidence In a proceeding under this Act, a court— is not bound by the rules of evidence, or any practices or procedures applying to courts of record; and may inform itself in any way it considers appropriate. having regard to a recorded statement, within the meaning of the Evidence Act 1977 , section 103A , that is made for, and may be used in, a related domestic violence proceeding within the meaning of section 103C of that Act Despite subsection (1) , the Evidence Act 1977 , part 2 , division 2A applies to a proceeding under this Act. If the court is to be satisfied of a matter, the court need only be satisfied of the matter on the balance of probabilities. To remove any doubt, it is declared that the court need not have the personal evidence of the aggrieved before making a domestic violence order. s 145 amd 2017 No. 8 s 101 sch 1 ; 2025 No. 18 s 27 (sec.145-ssec.1) In a proceeding under this Act, a court— is not bound by the rules of evidence, or any practices or procedures applying to courts of record; and may inform itself in any way it considers appropriate. having regard to a recorded statement, within the meaning of the Evidence Act 1977 , section 103A , that is made for, and may be used in, a related domestic violence proceeding within the meaning of section 103C of that Act (sec.145-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) , the Evidence Act 1977 , part 2 , division 2A applies to a proceeding under this Act. (sec.145-ssec.3) If the court is to be satisfied of a matter, the court need only be satisfied of the matter on the balance of probabilities. (sec.145-ssec.4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the court need not have the personal evidence of the aggrieved before making a domestic violence order. - (a) is not bound by the rules of evidence, or any practices or procedures applying to courts of record; and - (b) may inform itself in any way it considers appropriate. Example of a way a court may consider it appropriate to inform itself— having regard to a recorded statement, within the meaning of the Evidence Act 1977 , section 103A , that is made for, and may be used in, a related domestic violence proceeding within the meaning of section 103C of that Act