170Evidence relating to certain matters

170 Evidence relating to certain matters (1) Evidence of a fact that is, because of a provision of this Act referred to in the Table, to be proved in relation to a document or thing may be given by a person permitted under section 171 to give such evidence. Table | *Provisions of this Act* | *Subject-matter* | | Section 48 | Proof of contents of documents | | Sections 63, 64 and 65 | Hearsay exceptions for "first-hand" hearsay | | Section 69 | Hearsay exception for business records | | Section 70 | Hearsay exception for tags, labels and other writing | | Section 71 | Hearsay exception for telecommunications | | The provisions of Part 4.3 | Facilitation of proof | The Table to section 170 of the Commonwealth Act includes a reference to section 182 (Commonwealth records) of that Act. (2) Evidence may be given by affidavit or, if the evidence relates to a public document, by a written statement.