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📜 Evidence Bill 2025

Assented toLABill 930 April 2025

The Evidence Bill 2025 repeals the Evidence Act 1906 (WA) and introduces a version of Uniform Evidence Law into Western Australia, aligning it with other Australian jurisdictions. It includes new provisions for witness assistance and support for victims of family violence, and implements recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Impact

The Bill affects all participants in legal proceedings in Western Australia, including witnesses, legal professionals, and the judiciary. It aims to modernise evidence law, improve fairness, and provide greater protection for vulnerable witnesses, particularly children and victims of family violence.

Key Changes

["Adoption of Uniform Evidence Law principles.", "New witness assistance measures, including ground rules hearings and a witness intermediary service.", "Specific provisions to support victims of family violence, including allowing police statements as evidence in chief."]

Parliamentary Progress

  1. LA Second Reading MovedLA30 Apr 2025
  2. LA Second Reading SpeechLA30 Apr 2025
  3. LA IntroducedLA30 Apr 2025
  4. LA Consideration in DetailLA27 May 2025
  5. LA AmendedLA27 May 2025
  6. LA Second Reading AgreedLA27 May 2025
  7. LA Third ReadingLA28 May 2025
  8. LC Second Reading MovedLC29 May 2025
  9. LC Second Reading SpeechLC29 May 2025
  10. LC First ReadingLC29 May 2025
  11. LC Second Reading AgreedLC9 Sept 2025
  12. LC Third ReadingLC18 Sept 2025
  13. LC Consideration in DetailLC18 Sept 2025
  14. LC AmendedLC18 Sept 2025
  15. Royal Assent25 Sept 2025
Affected Sectors
justice

Penalty Provisions2 found

criminal
214Criminalcross reference

Contempt of recognised court

Ref: Contempt of recognised court

“214. Contempt of recognised court”

226Criminalcross reference

Offence of giving false testimony

Ref: Offence of giving false testimony

“226. Offence of giving false testimony”

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