Evidence Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1978 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

EVIDENCE (No. 2).

No. 111 of 1978.

AN ACT to amend the Evidence Act, 1906-1978.

[Assented to 12th December, 1978.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Evidence Act

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Amendment Act (No. 2), 1978. title and

(2) In this Act the Evidence Act, 1906-1978 is citation.

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referred to as the principal Act. as approved for reprint

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may ttel.,1127roa;d

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be cited as the Evidence Act, 1906-1978. by Act o. 33 of 1978.

No. 111.] Evidence (No. 2). [1978.

Section 3

amended. 2. Section 3 of the principal Act is amended

(a)	as to the interpretation "Court", by inserting before the word "any", in line three, the passage "the Family Court of Western Australia,"; and
(b)	as to the interpretation "Judge", by inserting before the indefinite article "a", in line five, the passage "a Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia,".

Section 18

amended.	3. Section 18 of the principal Act is amended by inserting before the word "to", in line ten, the passage "or in any proceeding in the Family Court of Western Australia,".
Section 56

amended. 4. Paragraph (b) of section 56 of the principal

Act is amended

(a)	by inserting after the word "Magistrate", in line twelve, the words "or Registrar or Deputy Registrar"; and
(b)	by inserting after the word "District" in line thirteen the passage ", Family".

Section 96

amended. 5. Section 96 of the principal Act is amended

(a)	by deleting the word "The", in the first line, and inserting in lieu thereof the passage "A Judge of the District Court of Western Australia, a Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia, the";
(b)	by inserting the word "and" before the word "any", in line two;
(c)	by deleting the passage ", or the chairman

of any court of general sessions of the

peace," in lines four and five; and

(d) by inserting after the word "Judge", in the penultimate line, the words "of the Supreme Court".