New South Wales Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1995 - SECT 170

170 Evidence relating to certain matters

(1) Evidence of a fact that is, because of a provision of this Act referred to in the Table, to be proved in relation to a document or thing may be given by a person permitted under section 171 to give such evidence.

Table

Provisions of this Act	Subject-matter
Section 48	Proof of contents of documents
Sections 63, 64 and 65	Hearsay exceptions for "first-hand" hearsay
Section 69	Hearsay exception for business records
Section 70	Hearsay exception for tags, labels and other writing
Section 71	Hearsay exception for telecommunications
The provisions of Part 4.3	Facilitation of proof

Note : The Table to section 170 of the Commonwealth Act includes a reference to section 182 (Commonwealth records) of that Act.

(2) Evidence may be given by affidavit or, if the evidence relates to a public document, by a written statement.