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EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 79
Convictions as evidence in civil proceedings
(1) In this section—
"civil proceeding" does not include an action for defamation.
"convicted" means a finding of guilt for an offence, on a plea of guilty or
otherwise, and whether or not a conviction was recorded.
(2) In any
civil proceeding the fact that a person has been convicted by a court of an
offence is admissible in evidence for the purpose of proving, where to do so
is relevant to any issue in that proceeding, that the person committed that
offence.
(3) In any civil proceeding in which by virtue of this section a
person is proved to have been convicted by a court of an offence the person
shall, unless the contrary is proved, be taken to have committed the acts and
to have possessed the state of mind (if any) which at law constitute that
offence.
(4) This section applies— (a) whether or not a person was
convicted upon a plea of guilty; and
(b) whether or not the person convicted
is a party to the civil proceeding.
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