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Evidence Act 1939
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Evidence Amendment Act 1984 (Act No. 20, 1984)
Assent date 12 July 1984
Commenced 1 August 1984 (Gaz S40, 1 August 1984)
Statute Law Revision Act 1985 (Act No. 49, 1985)
Assent date 1 October 1985
Commenced 1 October 1985
Law Officers Amendment Act (No. 2) 1986 (Act No. 48, 1986)
Assent date 10 December 1986
Commenced 19 December 1986 (Gaz S87, 17 December 1986)
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Statute Law Revision Act 1989 (Act No. 60, 1989)
Assent date 2 October 1989
Commenced 2 October 1989
Director of Public Prosecutions (Consequential Amendments) Act 1990 (Act No. 29,
1990)
Assent date 11 June 1990
Commenced 21 January 1991 (s 2, s 2 Director of Public Prosecutions
Act 1990 (Act No. 35, 1990) and Gaz G2, 16 January 1991,
p 9)
Evidence Amendment Act 1990 (Act No. 36, 1990)
Assent date 22 June 1990
Commenced 9 July 1990 (Gaz S42, 6 July 1990)
Financial Institutions (NT) (Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 (Act No. 23, 1992)
Assent date 2 June 1992
Commenced 1 July 1992 (s 2, s 2 Financial Institutions (NT) Act 1992 (Act
No. 22, 1992) and Gaz S35, 30 June 1992)
Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993 (Act No. 84, 1993)
Assent date 31 December 1993
Commenced 1 June 1994 (s 2, s 2 Local Government Act 1993 (Act No. 83,
1993) and Gaz S35, 20 May 1994)
Evidence Amendment Act 1994 (Act No. 3, 1994)
Assent date 16 March 1994
Commenced 1 August 1994 (Gaz G29, 20 July 1994, p 2)
Evidence Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 (Act No. 16, 1994)
Assent date 14 April 1994
Commenced 1 August 1994 (Gaz G29, 20 July 1994, p 2)
Sentencing (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (Act No. 17, 1996)
Assent date 19 April 1996
Commenced s 7: 19 April 1996; rem: 1 July 1996 (s 2, s 2 Sentencing
Act 1995 (Act No. 39, 1995) and Gaz S15, 13 June 1996)
Evidence Amendment Act 1999 (Act No. 20, 1999)
Assent date 5 May 1999
Commenced 16 June 1999 (Gaz G23, 16 June 1999, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 1999 (Act No. 27, 1999)
Assent date 18 June 1999
Commenced 18 June 1999
Corporations Reform (Consequential Amendments NT) Act 2001 (Act No. 17, 2001)
Assent date 29 June 2001
Commenced 15 July 2001 (s 2, s 2 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth Act No. 50,
2001) and Cth Gaz S285, 13 July 2001)
Evidence Amendment Act 2001 (Act No. 37, 2001)
Assent date 19 July 2001
Commenced 26 September 2001 (Gaz G38, 26 September 2001, p 4)
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Statute Law Revision (Financial Provisions) Act 2002 (Act No. 38, 2002)
Assent date 13 September 2002
Commenced 30 October 2002 (Gaz G43, 30 October 2002, p 3)
Evidence Amendment Act 2003 (Act No. 43, 2003)
Assent date 7 July 2003
Commenced 1 January 2004 (Gaz G50, 17 December 2003, p 2)
Evidence Reform (Children and Sexual Offences) Act 2004 (Act No. 56, 2004)
Assent date 4 November 2004
Commenced 8 December 2004 (Gaz G49, 8 December 2004, p 3)
Youth Justice (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005 (Act No. 33, 2005)
Assent date 22 September 2005
Commenced 1 August 2006 (s 2, s 2 Youth Justice Act 2005 (Act No. 32,
2005) and Gaz G30, 26 July 2006, p 3)
Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005)
Assent date 14 December 2005
Commenced 14 December 2005
Antisocial Behaviour (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 (Act No. 2, 2006)
Assent date 8 March 2006
Commenced 14 June 2006 (Gaz G24, 14 June 2006, p 3)
Evidence and Other Legislation (Witness Assistance) Amendment Act 2006 (Act No. 32,
2006)
Assent date 3 November 2006
Commenced 3 November 2006
Evidence of Children Amendment Act 2007 (Act No. 16, 2007)
Assent date 18 September 2007
Commenced 10 October 2007 (Gaz G41, 10 October 2007, p 4)
Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 (Act No. 37, 2007)
Assent date 12 December 2007
Commenced Ch 1 and pts 3.3 and 5.1: 7 May 2008 (Gaz G18, 7 May 2008,
p 4); Ch 2 (exc pt 2.1, div 6 and s 127), Ch 3, pts 3.1 and 3.2
(exc s 187) and Ch 5, pts 5.2 to 5.6: 8 December 2008 (Gaz
G47, 26 November 2008, p 6); Ch 4: 9 June 2009 (Gaz S27,
1 June 2009); Ch 2, pt 2.1, div 6: 18 August 2010 (Gaz S43,