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Evidence Act 1893 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1 · Relevancy of Facts
51. Opinion as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant
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Defined · s 3
“court” includes all Judges and Magistrates and, except arbitrators, all persons legally authorised to take evidence;
(a)
the usages and tenets of any body of men or family;
(b)
the constitution and government of any religious or charitable foundation; or
(c)
the meaning of words or terms used in particular districts or by particular classes of people,the opinions of persons having special means of knowledge thereon are relevant facts.