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Evidence Act 2006

Trial process - Documentary evidence and evidence produced by machine, device, or technical process - General and special rules

134: Admission of documents discovered in civil proceedings

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"Using documents in a civil court case without having to prove they are real"

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When you are in a civil court case, you might be allowed to look at a document that the other party has. If this happens, you might not have to prove that the document is real. The court rules will say when you don't have to prove it's real, and what you have to do if you want to question whether it's real or not.

You can follow the court rules to find out how to ask for proof that a document is real. The rules will also say when you can use a copy of the document, or other evidence, to prove it's real. This is all part of the court process, and the rules are there to help things run smoothly.

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Part 3Trial process
Documentary evidence and evidence produced by machine, device, or technical process: General and special rules

134Admission of documents discovered in civil proceedings

  1. In a civil proceeding, wherever a party is permitted under rules of court to inspect a document,—

  2. the requirement to prove the authenticity of the document may be dispensed with in circumstances described in those rules; and
    1. the procedure to be adopted by a party seeking to require proof of the authenticity of the document is that set out in those rules; and
      1. the production of secondary evidence to prove the authenticity of the document may be permitted in circumstances described in those rules.

        Compare
        • 1908 No 89 Schedule 2 r 314