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Evidence Act 1977
sec.69Proof of judicial proceedings of an overseas country
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### sec.69 Proof of judicial proceedings of an overseas country
Evidence of—
a judgment, decree, rule, conviction, acquittal, sentence or other order, process, act or decision of any court in an overseas country; or
an affidavit, pleading, will, codicil, indictment or other legal document filed, deposited or presented in any such court;
may be given by the production of a copy thereof—
proved to be an examined copy thereof; or
purporting—
to be sealed with the seal of such court; or
to be signed by a judge of such court with a statement in writing attached by the judge to the judge’s signature that such court has no seal and without proof of the judge’s judicial character or of the truth of such statement.
- (a) a judgment, decree, rule, conviction, acquittal, sentence or other order, process, act or decision of any court in an overseas country; or
- (b) an affidavit, pleading, will, codicil, indictment or other legal document filed, deposited or presented in any such court;
- (c) proved to be an examined copy thereof; or
- (d) purporting— (i) to be sealed with the seal of such court; or (ii) to be signed by a judge of such court with a statement in writing attached by the judge to the judge’s signature that such court has no seal and without proof of the judge’s judicial character or of the truth of such statement.
- (i) to be sealed with the seal of such court; or
- (ii) to be signed by a judge of such court with a statement in writing attached by the judge to the judge’s signature that such court has no seal and without proof of the judge’s judicial character or of the truth of such statement.
- (i) to be sealed with the seal of such court; or
- (ii) to be signed by a judge of such court with a statement in writing attached by the judge to the judge’s signature that such court has no seal and without proof of the judge’s judicial character or of the truth of such statement.