Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2005 (WA)

Western Australia

Evidence Act 1906

Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2005

Western Australia

Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2005Contents Evidence Act 1906

Evidence Act 1906

Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2005

1.Citation

These regulations are the Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2005.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are published in the Gazette, or the day on which the Evidence Amendment Act 2004 section 4 comes into operation, whichever is the later.

3.Term used: PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA

In these regulations —

PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA means the health service provider with that corporate name established by order under the Health Services Act 2016 section 32(1).

[Regulation 3 inserted: SL 2022/204 r. 4.]

4.Office prescribed (Act s. 50B authorised officer)

[(1)      deleted]

(2)      The office of the chief pathologist in PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA is prescribed for the purposes of the definition of authorised officer in section 50B(1) of the Act.

[Regulation 4 inserted: Gazette 19 Jun 2018 p. 2077; amended: SL 2022/204 r. 5.]

5.Persons prescribed (Act s. 50B forensic scientist)

The persons listed in the Table, employed in the Forensic Biology Department of PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, are forensic scientists for the purposes of the definition of that term in section 50B(1) of the Act.

Table

Given names	Family name
Sarah Kate	APLIN
Anna‑Marie	ASHLEY
Fiona Orr	BAXTER
Penny Lorraine	COOPER
Samuel John	CORNWELL
Scott Elliott	EGAN
Ryan Oliver	FISHER
Ross	HEDLEY
Quintin William	HUGHES
Cheryl Anne	JOHANSEN
Louise Susanne	KING
Sarah Nicole	McCABE
Casey Elizabeth	McLAUGHLIN
Julie Ann	MURAKAMI
Bethany Dorcas	OFFEREINS
Wee Ting Jasmine	TAY
Louisa Helen Anne	TSELEPIS
Gavin Robert	TURBETT
Daniel Lindsay	TURNER
Tammara Joy	WHITE

[Regulation 5 inserted: SL 2022/204 r. 6; amended: SL 2023/163 r. 4; SL 2025/77 r. 4.]

Notes

This is a compilation of the Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2005 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.

Compilation table

Citation	Published	Commencement
Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2005	6 May 2005 p. 2024‑5	18 Jun 2005 (see r. 2 and Gazette 17 Jun 2005 p. 2658)
Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Amendment Regulations 2005	12 Jul 2005 p. 3240‑1	15 Jul 2005 (see r. 2)
Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Amendment Regulations 2010	9 Apr 2010 p. 1345‑7	r. 1 and 2: 9 Apr 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 10 Apr 2010 (see r. 2(b))
Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Amendment Regulations 2011	21 Apr 2011 p. 1467‑8	r. 1 and 2: 21 Apr 2011 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 22 Apr 2011 (see r. 2(b))
Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Amendment Regulations 2012	14 Aug 2012 p. 3835‑6	r. 1 and 2: 14 Aug 2012 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 15 Aug 2012 (see r. 2(b))
Reprint 1: The Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2005 as at 23 Nov 2012 (includes amendments listed above)
Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Amendment Regulations 2015	5 Jun 2015 p. 1972-3	r. 1 and 2: 5 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 6 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(b))
Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Amendment Regulations 2016	24 Jun 2016 p. 2319-20	r. 1 and 2: 24 Jun 2016 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2016 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 24 Jun 2016 p. 2291)
Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Amendment Regulations 2018	19 Jun 2018 p. 2077	r. 1 and 2: 19 Jun 2018 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(b))
Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Amendment Regulations 2019	15 Mar 2019 p. 793-4	r. 1 and 2: 15 Mar 2019 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 16 Mar 2019 (see r. 2(b))
Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Amendment Regulations 2020	SL 2020/77 9 Jun 2020	r. 1 and 2: 9 Jun 2020 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 10 Jun 2020 (see r. 2(b))
Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Amendment Regulations 2022	SL 2022/204 2 Dec 2022	r. 1 and 2: 2 Dec 2022 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 3 Dec 2022 (see r. 2(b))
Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Amendment Regulations 2023	SL 2023/163 1 Nov 2023	1 Nov 2023 (see r. 2)
Evidence (Prescribed Persons) Amendment Regulations 2025	SL 2025/77 28 May 2025	r. 1 and 2: 28 May 2025 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 29 May 2025 (see r. 2(b))

Uncommenced provisions table

To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA legislation website.

Citation	Published	Commencement
Evidence Act 2025 assented to 25 Sep 2025 s. 387(d)		To be proclaimed (see s. 2(e))

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

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