Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand)
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The Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand) is a comprehensive statute that modernised and codified the rules governing the admissibility and use of evidence in New Zealand courts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand) canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amendedBy | Evidence Amendment Act 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
civil proceedings
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criminal proceedings ⓘ proceedings in New Zealand courts and tribunals except where excluded ⓘ |
| citation | 2006 No 69 ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 2007-08-01 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part 1 Preliminary provisions
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Part 10 Evidence in sexual and family violence cases ⓘ Part 11 Miscellaneous provisions ⓘ Part 2 Admissibility of evidence ⓘ Part 3 Hearsay, opinion, and character evidence ⓘ Part 4 Documentary and other physical evidence ⓘ Part 5 Privilege and confidentiality NERFINISHED ⓘ Part 6 Veracity and propensity evidence ⓘ Part 7 Questioning of witnesses ⓘ Part 8 Identification evidence ⓘ Part 9 Evidence of sexual experience and reputation ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
alternative ways of giving evidence
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confidential communications privilege in some circumstances ⓘ general exclusion for unfairly prejudicial evidence ⓘ hearsay rule and statutory exceptions ⓘ legal professional privilege ⓘ opinion evidence rules ⓘ privilege against self-incrimination ⓘ privilege for communications ⓘ propensity evidence rules ⓘ relevance as the primary test of admissibility ⓘ rules on cross-examination of vulnerable witnesses ⓘ rules on improperly obtained evidence ⓘ special protections for complainants in sexual cases ⓘ veracity evidence rules ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislature | New Zealand Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to reform the law of evidence ⓘ |
| purpose |
to codify rules of evidence for New Zealand courts
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to facilitate the fair, just, and speedy determination of proceedings ⓘ to reform the law of evidence ⓘ |
| replaces | common law rules of evidence in New Zealand (subject to savings) ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2006-11-13 ⓘ |
| section |
section 27 (admissibility of hearsay evidence)
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section 30 (improperly obtained evidence) ⓘ section 7 (fundamental principle of relevance) ⓘ section 8 (general exclusion for unfair prejudice, confusion, or waste of time) ⓘ sections 44–44A (evidence of sexual experience of complainants) ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Evidence Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | law of evidence ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2006 ⓘ |
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