| Where documentary evidence is admissible it is usually necessary to tender the original document in evidence. At common law, a copy of a document is generally not admissible unless the original is proved to have been lost or destroyed. However, a copy of a document may be tendered under one of three exceptions to the Evidence Act 1906 (WA): ss 73B-73D.
In 1980, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) was in the process of carrying out a general review of the law of evidence in federal courts and territories, including a review of the law relating to the admissibility of reproductions. The Commission and the ALRC agreed to cooperate and exchange information about reproductions on an informal basis. |
