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provides that evidence of the contents of a document can be adduced by tendering the document or by any one or more of the following methods—
adducing evidence of an admission made by another party about its contents;
tendering a copy of the document produced by a device (for example, a photocopier or a word processor) that reproduces the contents of documents;
if the content of the document is not in visible form (for example, a tape-recording) or is in a code (for example, shorthand notes), tendering a transcript;
if the document is an article or thing on or in which information is stored in such a way that it cannot be used unless a device is used to retrieve, produce or collate it, tendering a document produced by the device (for example, computer output or a document produced by an optical laser disk reader);
tendering a business record that is an extract from, or a summary or copy of, the document;
if the document is a public document, tendering an official printed copy of the document.
The clause provides that a party to whom a document is not available may lead evidence of the contents of the document by tendering a copy, extract or a summary of the document or adducing evidence of the contents of the document from a witness.