Evidence Act 1939
49LPutting documents to remote person
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49L Putting documents to remote person (1) If in the course of examination of a person by a communication link it is necessary to put a document to the person, a Territory entity may permit the document to be put to the person: (a) if the document is at the place where the entity is sitting: (i) by transmitting by any means (including by the image of it to the place where the person is giving evidence or making a submission; and (ii) by the image transmitted being then put to the person; or (b) if the document is at the place where the person is giving evidence or making a submission: (i) by putting the document to the person; and (ii) by then transmitting by any means (including by the image of the document to the place where the entity is sitting. (2) A document put to a person in accordance with subsection (1) is admissible as evidence without proof that the transmitted video, electronic or other image of the document is a true copy of the document.