Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am	amended	LW	legislation website	Sch	Schedule
Cl	clause	No	number	Schs	Schedules
Cll	clauses	p	page	Sec	section
Div	Division	pp	pages	Secs	sections
Divs	Divisions	Reg	Regulation	Subdiv	Subdivision
GG	Government Gazette	Regs	Regulations	Subdivs	Subdivisions
Ins	inserted	Rep	repealed	Subst	substituted

Table of amending instruments

Evidence Act 1995 No 25. Assented to 19.6.1995. Date of commencement of Part 1.1 and Dictionary, assent, sec 2 (1); date of commencement of the remainder, 1.9.1995, sec 2 (2) and GG No 102 of 25.8.1995, p 4354. This Act has been amended as follows:

1995	No 99	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1995. Assented to 21.12.1995. Date of commencement of Sch 2.6, assent, sec 2 (2).
1997	No 55	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997. Assented to 2.7.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 1.7, 1.8.1997, Sch 1.7 and GG No 86 of 1.8.1997, p 5834.
	No 122	Evidence Amendment (Confidential Communications) Act 1997. Assented to 10.12.1997. Date of commencement, 1.1.1998, sec 2 and GG No 149 of 19.12.1997, p 10091.
	No 147	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1997. Assented to 17.12.1997. Sch 1.7 was not commenced and was repealed by Sch 3.23 to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No 53 with effect from 29.6.2000.
1998	No 54	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1998. Assented to 30.6.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 2.15, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 107	Criminal Procedure Legislation Amendment (Bail Agreements) Act 1998. Assented to 9.11.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 3.4, 1.10.2000, sec 2 and GG No 127 of 29.9.2000, p 10810.
	No 158	Children and Young Persons Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 1998. Assented to 14.12.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 2.14, 9.12.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (625) LW 9.12.2011.
1999	No 48	Criminal Procedure Amendment (Sexual Assault Communications Privilege) Act 1999. Assented to 1.11.1999. Date of commencement, 5.11.1999, sec 2 and GG No 126 of 5.11.1999, p 10403.
	No 94	Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999. Assented to 8.12.1999. Date of commencement of Sch 4.21 [1], 25.2.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 29 of 25.2.2000, p 1321; Sch 4.21 [2] and [3] were without effect as the sections being amended were substituted or repealed by the Criminal Procedure Amendment (Sexual Assault Communications Privilege) Act 1999 No 48 with effect from 5.11.1999; date of commencement of Sch 4.70, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12184.
2000	No 53	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000. Assented to 29.6.2000. Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, assent, sec 2 (2).
2001	No 34	Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001. Assented to 28.6.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 4.17, 15.7.2001, sec 2 (1) and Commonwealth Gazette No S 285 of 13.7.2001.
	No 109	Evidence Legislation Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 14.12.2001. Date of commencement, 26.7.2002, sec 2 and GG No 122 of 26.7.2002, p 5541.
	No 121	Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.
2002	No 73	Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Relationships) Act 2002. Assented to 1.10.2002. Date of commencement, 1.11.2002, sec 2 and GG No 201 of 1.11.2002, p 9302.
2005	No 25	Criminal Procedure Further Amendment (Evidence) Act 2005. Assented to 31.5.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 12.8.2005, sec 2 and GG No 102 of 12.8.2005, p 4309.
2007	No 46	Evidence Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 1.11.2007. Date of commencement, 1.1.2009, sec 2 and GG No 158 of 19.12.2008, p 12305. Amended by Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2008 No 107. Assented to 8.12.2008. Date of commencement of Sch 12, assent, sec 2 (1).
	No 94	Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.
2008	No 107	Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 8.12.2008. The amendment made by Sch 11 was without effect as the provision being amended was amended by the Evidence Amendment Act 2007 No 46.
2010	No 69	Evidence Amendment Act 2010. Assented to 28.9.2010. Date of commencement, 14.1.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (2) LW 14.1.2011.
2011	No 18	Evidence Amendment (Journalist Privilege) Act 2011. Assented to 21.6.2011. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Table of amendments

Sec 4	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [1] [2].
Sec 8	Am 2001 No 34, Sch 4.17 [1].
Sec 13	Subst 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 14	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [4].
Sec 18	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [5].
Sec 19	Am 1998 No 158, Sch 2.14; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.21 [1]; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.103 [1].
Sec 20	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [6] [7].
Sec 21	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [8].
Sec 22	Am 2001 No 109, Sch 1 [1] [2].
Sec 23	Am 2001 No 109, Sch 1 [3] [4].
Sec 24A	Ins 2001 No 109, Sch 1 [5].
Sec 29	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [9].
Sec 33	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [10].
Sec 37	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [11].
Sec 41	Am 2005 No 25, Sch 2.3. Subst 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [12].
Sec 48	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [1] [2].
Sec 49	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [3].
Sec 50	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [4]; 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [13].
Sec 51	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [5].
Chapter 3, introductory note	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [14].
Chapter 3, introductory note, diagram	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [15].
Sec 59	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [6]; 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [16]–[18].
Sec 60	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [19] [20].
Sec 61	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [21] [22].
Sec 62	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [23].
Sec 63	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [7].
Sec 64	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [8]; 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [24].
Sec 65	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [9]; 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [25]–[27].
Sec 66	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [28].
Sec 66A	Ins 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [29].
Sec 71	Subst 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [30].
Sec 72	Subst 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [31].
Sec 76	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [10]; 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [32].
Sec 78A	Ins 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [33].
Sec 79	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [34].
Sec 82	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [11]; 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [35].
Sec 85	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [36].
Sec 89	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [37].
Sec 97	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [38].
Sec 98	Subst 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [39].
Part 3.7, Div 1 (sec 101A)	Ins 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [40].
Part 3.7, Div 2, heading	Ins 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [40].
Sec 102	Am 1997 No 55, Sch 1.7 [1]–[3]. Subst 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [40].
Sec 103	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [41] [42].
Sec 104	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [43]–[46].
Sec 106	Subst 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [47].
Sec 107	Rep 1997 No 55, Sch 1.7 [4].
Sec 108	Am 1997 No 55, Sch 1.7 [5] [6].
Part 3.7, Div 3, heading	Ins 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [48].
Sec 108A	Ins 1997 No 55, Sch 1.7 [7]. Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [49] [50].
Sec 108B	Ins 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [51].
Part 3.7, Div 4 (sec 108C)	Ins 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [51].
Sec 112	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [52].
Sec 114	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [53].
Sec 117	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [54] [55].
Sec 118	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [56].
Sec 120	Am 1997 No 55, Sch 1.7 [8].
Sec 122	Subst 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [57].
Part 3.10, Div 1A	Ins 1997 No 122, Sch 1.
Part 3.10, Div 1A, note	Ins 1998 No 54, Sch 2.15 [1]. Rep 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [58].
Sec 126A	Ins 1997 No 122, Sch 1. Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [59]; 2011 No 18, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 126B	Ins 1997 No 122, Sch 1. Am 2011 No 18, Sch 1 [2].
Secs 126C–126E	Ins 1997 No 122, Sch 1.
Sec 126F	Ins 1997 No 122, Sch 1. Am 1999 No 48, Sch 2.1 [1]; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.103 [2]; 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [60].
Part 3.10, Div 1B	Ins 1997 No 122, Sch 1. Subst 1999 No 48, Sch 2.1 [2].
Part 3.10, Div 1B, note	Ins 1998 No 54, Sch 2.15 [1]. Subst 1999 No 48, Sch 2.1 [2].
Sec 126G	Ins 1997 No 122, Sch 1. Subst 1999 No 48, Sch 2.1 [2]. Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.70 [1]; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.103 [3].
Sec 126H	Ins 1997 No 122, Sch 1. Subst 1999 No 48, Sch 2.1 [2]. Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.70 [2]; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.103 [4].
Sec 126I	Ins 1997 No 122, Sch 1. Subst 1999 No 48, Sch 2.1 [2].
Part 3.10, Div 1C	Ins 2011 No 18, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 126J	Ins 1997 No 122, Sch 1. Rep 1999 No 48, Sch 2.1 [2]. Ins 2011 No 18, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 126K	Ins 1997 No 122, Sch 1. Am 1998 No 54, Sch 2.15 [2]. Rep 1999 No 48, Sch 2.1 [2]. Ins 2011 No 18, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 126L	Ins 1997 No 122, Sch 1. Rep 1999 No 48, Sch 2.1 [2]. Ins 2011 No 18, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 128	Am 1995 No 99, Sch 2.6; 1997 No 55, Sch 1.7 [9] [10]. Subst 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [61] (am 2008 No 107, Sch 12 [1]). Am 2010 No 69, Sch 1 [1]–[4].
Sec 128A	Ins 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [62] (am 2008 No 107, Sch 12 [2]). Am 2010 No 69, Sch 1 [5].
Sec 131A	Ins 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [63]. Am 2011 No 18, Sch 1 [4].
Part 3.11, heading	Subst 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [64].
Sec 138, heading	Am 1998 No 54, Sch 2.15 [3].
Sec 139	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [65].
Sec 147	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [12].
Sec 148	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [66] [67].
Sec 149	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [13].
Sec 152	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [14].
Sec 154	Am 1997 No 55, Sch 1.7 [11].
Sec 155	Am 1997 No 55, Sch 1.7 [12].
Sec 155A	Ins 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [15].
Sec 158	Am 1997 No 55, Sch 1.7 [13].
Sec 160	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [16].
Sec 161	Subst 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [68].
Part 4.5, heading	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [69].
Sec 165	Am 2001 No 109, Sch 1 [6] [7]; 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [70] [71].
Secs 165A, 165B	Ins 2001 No 109, Sch 1 [8]. Subst 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [72].
Part 4.6, Div 1, note	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [17].
Part 4.6, Div 2, note	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [18].
Sec 183	Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [19].
Sec 184	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [73] [74].
Sec 189	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [75].
Sec 190	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [10].
Sec 191	Am 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [76].
Sec 192A	Ins 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [77].
Sec 194	Am 1998 No 107, Sch 3.4.
Sec 196	Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.103 [5]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2.
Sec 198	Ins 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [78].
Sch 2	Ins 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [79]. Am 2007 No 46, Schs 1 [80], Sch 2.4 (cll 2–15 of Part 2 transferred from the Evidence (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 1995 No 27); 2010 No 69, Sch 1 [6]; 2011 No 18, Sch 1 [5].
Dictionary	Am 1997 No 55, Sch 1.7 [14]–[16]; 2000 No 53, Sch 1.5 [20] [21]; 2001 No 34, Sch 4.17 [2]; 2002 No 73, Sch 1.10; 2007 No 46, Sch 1 [81]–[90]; 2010 No 69, Sch 1 [7].