Evidence Act 2006

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rdf:langString Evidence Amendment Act 2016

rdf:langString An Act to help secure the just determination of proceedings by— providing for facts to be established by the application of logical rules; and providing rules of evidence that recognise the importance of the rights affirmed by the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990; and promoting fairness to parties and witnesses; and protecting rights of confidentiality and other important public interests; and avoiding unjustifiable expense and delay; and enhancing access to the law of evidence.

rdf:langString Evidence Act 2006

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rdf:langString The Evidence Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of New Zealand that codifies the laws of evidence. When enacted, the Act drew together the common law and statutory provisions relating to evidence into one comprehensive scheme, replacing most of the previous evidence law on the admissibility and use of evidence in court proceedings. The foundations of the Act started in August 1989, when the Law Commission started work on reviewing the nation's piecemeal evidence laws. A decade of work culminated in August 1999 with the Commission producing a draft Evidence Code on which the Evidence Act is based. The Evidence Bill was introduced in May 2006 and passed its third and final reading on 23 November 2006. The majority of the Act came into force on 1 August 2007.