Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand)
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The Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand) is a comprehensive statute that modernised and codified the rules governing the admissibility and use of evidence in New Zealand courts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Evidence Act 2006 | 3 |
| Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9810860 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand) Context triple: [Minister of Justice of New Zealand, associatedWith, Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand)]
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A.
Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts
The Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts are a series of Scottish statutes that modernise and govern the rules on what evidence is admissible and how it may be used in civil court proceedings.
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B.
Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921
The Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921 is a UK statute that empowers the establishment of public tribunals with court-like powers to investigate matters of urgent public importance.
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C.
New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act 1969
The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act 1969 is the foundational legislation that establishes and governs New Zealand’s domestic intelligence agency, defining its powers, functions, and oversight mechanisms.
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D.
Digest of the Law of Evidence
Digest of the Law of Evidence is a seminal 19th-century legal treatise that systematically organized and clarified the principles of evidence law in England and influenced evidence codes in other common law jurisdictions.
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E.
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 is New Zealand legislation that established the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate and make recommendations on breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi between the Crown and Māori.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand) Target entity description: The Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand) is a comprehensive statute that modernised and codified the rules governing the admissibility and use of evidence in New Zealand courts.
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A.
Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts
The Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts are a series of Scottish statutes that modernise and govern the rules on what evidence is admissible and how it may be used in civil court proceedings.
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B.
Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921
The Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921 is a UK statute that empowers the establishment of public tribunals with court-like powers to investigate matters of urgent public importance.
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C.
New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act 1969
The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act 1969 is the foundational legislation that establishes and governs New Zealand’s domestic intelligence agency, defining its powers, functions, and oversight mechanisms.
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D.
Digest of the Law of Evidence
Digest of the Law of Evidence is a seminal 19th-century legal treatise that systematically organized and clarified the principles of evidence law in England and influenced evidence codes in other common law jurisdictions.
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E.
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 is New Zealand legislation that established the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate and make recommendations on breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi between the Crown and Māori.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) ⓘ |
| amendedBy | Evidence Amendment Act 2016 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
civil proceedings
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criminal proceedings ⓘ proceedings in New Zealand courts and tribunals except where excluded ⓘ |
| citation | 2006 No 69 ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 2007-08-01 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part 1 Preliminary provisions
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Part 10 Evidence in sexual and family violence cases ⓘ Part 11 Miscellaneous provisions ⓘ Part 2 Admissibility of evidence ⓘ Part 3 Hearsay, opinion, and character evidence ⓘ Part 4 Documentary and other physical evidence ⓘ Part 5 Privilege and confidentiality ⓘ Part 6 Veracity and propensity evidence ⓘ Part 7 Questioning of witnesses ⓘ Part 8 Identification evidence ⓘ Part 9 Evidence of sexual experience and reputation ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
alternative ways of giving evidence
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confidential communications privilege in some circumstances ⓘ general exclusion for unfairly prejudicial evidence ⓘ hearsay rule and statutory exceptions ⓘ legal professional privilege ⓘ opinion evidence rules ⓘ privilege against self-incrimination ⓘ privilege for communications ⓘ propensity evidence rules ⓘ relevance as the primary test of admissibility ⓘ rules on cross-examination of vulnerable witnesses ⓘ rules on improperly obtained evidence ⓘ special protections for complainants in sexual cases ⓘ veracity evidence rules ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislature | New Zealand Parliament ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to reform the law of evidence ⓘ |
| purpose |
to codify rules of evidence for New Zealand courts
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to facilitate the fair, just, and speedy determination of proceedings ⓘ to reform the law of evidence ⓘ |
| replaces | common law rules of evidence in New Zealand (subject to savings) ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2006-11-13 ⓘ |
| section |
section 27 (admissibility of hearsay evidence)
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section 30 (improperly obtained evidence) ⓘ section 7 (fundamental principle of relevance) ⓘ section 8 (general exclusion for unfair prejudice, confusion, or waste of time) ⓘ sections 44–44A (evidence of sexual experience of complainants) ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
Evidence Act 2006
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linked to:
Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand)
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| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | law of evidence ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2006 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand) Description of subject: The Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand) is a comprehensive statute that modernised and codified the rules governing the admissibility and use of evidence in New Zealand courts.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand)
linked to: Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand)
linked to: Evidence Act 2006 (New Zealand)