Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                                1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 1

4............ Extended definitions of court etc. ....................................................... 3

5............ External Territories ............................................................................. 4

6............ Act to bind Crown .............................................................................. 4

6A......... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 4

Part 2--Australian subpoenas                                                                                          5

7............ Application of this Part ...................................................................... 5

8............ Service of subpoenas in New Zealand ................................................ 5

9............ Subpoenas not to be served without leave ......................................... 5

10.......... How subpoenas are to be served in New Zealand .............................. 6

11.......... Expenses ............................................................................................. 6

12.......... Subpoenas not requiring attendance ................................................... 7

13.......... Applications to set subpoenas aside .................................................. 7

14.......... Setting aside subpoenas ...................................................................... 8

15.......... Entitlement to expenses ...................................................................... 9

16.......... Non‑compliance with subpoenas ....................................................... 9

17.......... Courts' other powers unaffected ...................................................... 10

Part 3--New Zealand subpoenas                                                                                  11

18.......... Application of this Part .................................................................... 11

19.......... Service of subpoenas in Australia ..................................................... 11

20.......... Obligation to comply with subpoenas ............................................. 11

21.......... Non‑compliance with subpoenas ..................................................... 12

22.......... Documents etc. for transmission to a New Zealand court ............... 13

23.......... Other powers to serve subpoenas unaffected .................................. 13

Part 4--Use of video links or telephones in Australian proceedings       14

24.......... Application of this Part .................................................................... 14

25.......... Australian courts may take evidence etc. from New Zealand .......... 14

26.......... Taking evidence by video link .......................................................... 14

27.......... Taking evidence by telephone .......................................................... 15

28.......... Expenses ........................................................................................... 15

29.......... New Zealand counsel entitled to practise in Australia during video links etc.         15

Part 5--Use of video links or telephones in New Zealand proceedings 17

30.......... New Zealand courts may take evidence etc. from Australia ............ 17

31.......... Powers of New Zealand courts ........................................................ 17

32.......... Orders made by New Zealand courts ............................................... 17

33.......... Enforcement of orders ...................................................................... 18

34.......... Privileges, protection and immunity of participants in New Zealand proceedings 18

35.......... New Zealand courts may administer oath in Australia .................... 18

36.......... Assistance to New Zealand courts ................................................... 19

37.......... Contempt of New Zealand courts .................................................... 19

Part 6--Evidence of certain New Zealand matters                                             21

38.......... Application of this Part .................................................................... 21

39.......... Faxes ................................................................................................. 21

40.......... Matters of law .................................................................................. 21

41.......... Evidence of New Zealand official instruments ................................. 22

42.......... Evidence of New Zealand acts of state ............................................. 22

43.......... Evidence of public documents admissible in New Zealand under New Zealand Acts             23

44.......... Evidence of other New Zealand public documents .......................... 23

45.......... Evidence of New Zealand documents of a public nature .................. 23

46.......... Part not to derogate from existing Australian laws ........................... 24

Part 7--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        25

47.......... Application of the Foreign Judgments Act 1991 .............................. 25

48.......... Rules of Court .................................................................................. 25

49.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 26

Notes                                                                                                                                             27

An Act about certain matters relating to evidence and procedure in Australia and New Zealand, and for related purposes

  

Notes to the Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) Act 1994

Note 1

The Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) Act 1994 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 111, 1994 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) Act 1994	111, 1994	16 Sept 1994	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Apr 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. GN8)
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	24, 2001	6 Apr 2001	S. 4(1), (2) and Schedule 26: (a)	S. 4(1), (2)
Law and Justice (Cross Border and Other Amendments) Act 2009	77, 2009	7 Sept 2009	Schedule 3: Royal Assent	Sch. 3 (item 6)
Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010	103, 2010	13 July 2010	Schedule 6 (items 1, 56): 1 Jan 2011	--

(a)     The Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) Act 1994 was amended by Schedule 26 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001, subsection 2(1)(a) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the later of the following times:

                              (a)   immediately after the commencement of item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000;

         Item 15 commenced on 24 May 2001.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted    am. = amended    rep. = repealed    rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
S. 3......................................	am. No. 77, 2009
S. 6A...................................	ad. No. 24, 2001
Part 2
S. 7......................................	am. No. 77, 2009
S. 14....................................	am. No. 103, 2010
Part 3
S. 18....................................	am. No. 77, 2009
Part 4
S. 25....................................	am. No. 77, 2009
Part 5
S. 37....................................	am. No. 24, 2001

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 24, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Subject to subsection (3), each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Law and Justice (Cross Border and Other Amendments) Act 2009
(No. 77, 2009)

Schedule 3

6  Application

The amendments made by items 3, 4 and 5 apply in relation to a proceeding commenced on or after the commencement of this item.