The purpose of this Act is to help make sure that legal proceedings are fair and just. You can think of it like a set of rules to make sure everyone gets a fair go. This Act aims to do this by providing rules for establishing facts in a logical way.
It also provides rules of evidence that take into account the important rights given to you by the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.
This Act tries to be fair to everyone involved in legal proceedings, including parties and witnesses. It also protects confidential information and other important public interests, while trying to avoid unnecessary expense and delay.
The Act also tries to make the law of evidence more accessible to you. This means it tries to make it easier for you to understand and use the law when you need to.
Overall, the purpose of this Act is to make sure that legal proceedings are fair, efficient, and respectful of everyone's rights.
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"The name of this law about evidence in New Zealand is the Evidence Act 2006."
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
