Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958
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169 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals) Act 2025
The amendments made to section 42JA by the Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals) Act 2025 apply only to a committal proceeding commenced on or after the commencement of those amendments.
Pt 9 (Headings and ss 167–191) inserted by No. 11/2020 s. 34, amended by No. 27/2020 s. 31, repealed by No. 6246/1958 s. 191 (as amended by No. 27/2020 s. 31).
Schedules
Sch. 1 repealed by No. 12/1993 s. 6(b).
Sch. 2 amended by Nos 7705 s. 10, 117/1986 s. 6(Sch. 1 item 1(11)), 4/1997
s. 4(2), 45/2001 s. 41(2)(a)-(d), 69/2009 s. 35, 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 59.7).
Second Schedule
S. 12
To the governor of the gaol at [or as the case may be]
and to all police officers:
It is hereby ordered under the provisions of the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958, that [here insert name of prisoner], a person now in your physical custody at [here insert name of place of detention] be brought before the [here insert name of court, &c.] at [insert place where court, &c., is to be holden] [or be brought to [insert place where facilities exist to enable the person to appear by audio or audio visual link within the meaning of Part IIA of that Act before that court at that place]][14] on the day of then and there to testify what he or she knows concerning the matters then to be inquired of in the hearing of [here specify name of cause or matter] and he or she is to remain at that place until he or she is in due course released from custody according to law or returned to the governor of the gaol at [or as the case may be].
Dated this day of
Signature and description of Judge.
Sch. 3 substituted by No. 69/2009 s. 36, repealed by No. 6/2018 s. 58.
Sch. 4 amended by No. 7703 s. 5, repealed by No. 51/1989 s. 144(2)(q).
Endnotes
1 General information
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The Evidence Act 1958 was assented to on 30 September 1958 and came into operation on 1 April 1959: Government Gazette 18 March 1959 page 892.
The title of this Act was changed from the Evidence Act 1958 to the by section 3 of the , No. 69/2009.