Australian Capital Territory
Evidence Regulations 1992     No 9
made under the
Evidence Act 1971
Republication No 1
Republication date: 1 August 2002
Last amendment made by Act 2001 No 44
Amendments incorporated to 12 September 2001

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Evidence Regulations 1992, made under the Evidence Act 1971 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 August 2002.  It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 12 September 2001.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Evidence Regulations 1992
made under the
Evidence Act 1971
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulations	2
	2	Judicial authorities—Act, pt 12A	2
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	4
	2	Abbreviation key	4
	3	Legislation history	5
	4	Amendment history	5

Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Evidence Regulations 1992     

made under the
Evidence Act 1971

    

  

1	Name of regulations
These regulations are the Evidence Regulations 1992.
2	Judicial authorities—Act, pt 12A
For the Act, section 85B, definition of judicial authority—
	(a)	the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the District Court of that State and each Local Court of that State are prescribed as judicial authorities for that State; and
	(b)	the Supreme Court of Victoria, the County Court of that State and the Magistrates’ Court of that State are prescribed as judicial authorities for that State; and
	(c)	the Supreme Court of Queensland, each District Court of that State and the Magistrates Court of that State are prescribed as judicial authorities for that State; and
	(d)	the Supreme Court of South Australia, each District Criminal Court of that State, each Local Court of that State and each Court of Summary Jurisdiction of that State are prescribed as judicial authorities for that State; and
	(e)	the Supreme Court of Tasmania, each Court of Petty Sessions of that State and each Court of Requests of that State are prescribed as judicial authorities for that State; and
	(f)	the Supreme Court of Western Australia is prescribed as a judicial authority for that State; and
	(g)	the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, each judge of the Supreme Court of that Territory and each magistrate of that Territory are prescribed as judicial authorities for that Territory; and
	(h)	the Supreme Court of Christmas Island is prescribed as a judicial authority for the Territory of Christmas Island; and
	(i)	the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island is prescribed as a judicial authority for the Coral Sea Islands Territory and for the Territory of Norfolk Island; and
	(j)	the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory is prescribed as a judicial authority for the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands; and
	(k)	the Supreme Court of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is prescribed as a judicial authority for that Territory.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	p = page	
cl = clause	par = paragraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	prov = provision	
div = division	pt = part	
exp = expires/expired	r = rule/subrule	
Gaz = Gazette	reg = regulation/subregulation	
hdg = heading	renum = renumbered	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	reloc = relocated	
ins = inserted/added	R[X] = Republication No	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	s = section/subsection	
LR = legislation register	sch = schedule	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sdiv = subdivision	
mod = modified / modification	sub = substituted	
No = number	SL  = Subordinate Law	
num = numbered	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
o = order	or to be expired	
om = omitted/repealed		
3	Legislation history
These regulations were originally called the Evidence Regulations and were originally made under a Commonwealth ordinance—the Evidence Ordinance 1971 No 4 (Cwlth).
The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4) converted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the ACT, and the regulations made under them, into ACT enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the laws. The Evidence Ordinance 1971 and the Evidence Regulations1992 were converted into ACT enactments on 1 July 1992 under the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth). (The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Regulations 1989 No 86 (Cwlth) added the Evidence Ordinance 1971 to the list of ordinances that were to be converted into ACT enactments on 1 July 1992.)
As with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name of the ordinance was changed from Ordinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 No 21, s 5 on its conversion to an ACT enactment on 1 July 1992.
These regulations were renamed as the Evidence Regulations 1992 under the Legislation Act 2001.
Before 12 September 2001, regulations commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Subordinate Laws Act 1989 s 6).
Evidence Regulations 1992 No 9
notified 17 June 1992
commenced 17 June 1992
as amended by
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 135
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 135 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
4	Amendment history
Name of regulations
reg 1 hdg	am R1 LA
reg 1	am R1 LA
Judicial authorities—Act, pt 12A
reg 2	om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1579
	ins Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1580
Judicial authorities—part 12A of the ordinance
reg 3	om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.1580

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