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Evidence Act 2001
55Relevant evidence
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### 55 Relevant evidence
> > (1) The evidence that is relevant in a proceeding is evidence that, if it were accepted, could rationally affect, directly or indirectly, the assessment of the probability of the existence of a fact in issue in the proceeding.
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> > (2) Evidence is not taken to be irrelevant only because it relates only to –
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> > > > (a) the credibility of a witness; or
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> > > > (b) the admissibility of other evidence; or
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> > > > (c) a failure to adduce evidence.