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51 Original document rule abolished

The principles and rules of the common law that relate to the means of proving the contents of documents are abolished.
Section 182 of the Commonwealth Act gives the provisions of Part 2.2 of the Commonwealth Act a wider application in relation to Commonwealth records and certain Commonwealth documents.