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Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991
85Evidence not admissible in court—evidence taken in
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85 Evidence not admissible in court—evidence taken in
examination
(a) in a civil or criminal proceeding, the Supreme Court or the
Magistrates Court (the court) makes an order under the rules
under the Court Procedures Act 2004—
(i) for the examination of a person on oath at a place in or
outside the ACT (including outside Australia) before a
person appointed by the court; or
(ii) for the issue of a commission for the examination of a
person on oath at a place in or outside the ACT (including
outside Australia); or
(iii) for the issue of a letter of request to a judicial authority of
a place outside the ACT (including outside Australia) to
take the evidence of a person (or cause it to be taken); and
(b) the person’s evidence is taken in an examination held in
accordance with the order; and
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(c) a party to the proceeding tenders the person’s evidence as
evidence in the proceeding.
(2) Unless the court otherwise orders, the person’s evidence is not
admissible if, at the hearing of the proceeding, the court is satisfied
that the person is in the ACT and is able to attend the hearing.
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