Part 5Miscellaneous and general

Evidence

202Receivable documents

(1)

A Part 1 warrant may be received in evidence in proceedings under this Act.

(2)

Any other document issued in a category 1 territory may be received in evidence in proceedings under this Act if it is duly authenticated.

(3)

A document issued in a category 2 territory may be received in evidence in proceedings under this Act if it is duly authenticated.

(4)

A document issued in a category 1 or category 2 territory is duly authenticated if (and only if) one of these applies—

(a)

it purports to be signed by a judge, magistrate or F1officerF1 of the territory;

F2(aa)

it purports to be certified, whether by seal or otherwise, by the Ministry or Department of the territory responsible for justice or for foreign affairs;

F2(b)

it purports to be authenticated by the oath or affirmation of a witness.

(5)

Subsections (2) and (3) do not prevent a document that is not duly authenticated from being received in evidence in proceedings under this Act.