Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Despite anything
in these rules or the Family Law Rules adopted and applied under Part 2 this
rule applies to evidence other than evidence on an issue at a trial and where
but for this rule, undue delay or inconvenience would be caused.
(2) If a statement on
information and belief is made —
(a) by a
deponent in an affidavit; or
(b) by a
witness being examined orally,
and the deponent or
witness gives the source and ground of the information, the court may admit
the statement despite the statement being hearsay.
(3) If —
(a) a
deponent swears in an affidavit; or
(b) a
witness being examined orally states,
that a document is a
copy of an original, the court may admit the document as evidence of the
contents of the original even though the original is not produced.
[Rule 36 inserted in Gazette 26 Mar 2004
p. 1060-1.]