Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act No. 22 of 1994)Chapter III : The Land Claims Court30. Admissibility of evidence |
| (1) | The Court may admit any evidence, including oral evidence, which it considers relevant and cogent to the matter being heard by it, whether or not such evidence would be admissible in any other court of law. |
| (2) | Without derogating from the generality of the aforegoing subsection, it shall be competent for any party before the Court to adduce— |
| (a) | hearsay evidence regarding the circumstances surrounding the dispossession of the land right or rights in question and the rules governing the allocation and occupation of land within the claimant community concerned at the time of such dispossession; and |
| (b) | expert evidence regarding the historical and anthropological facts relevant to any particular claim. |
| (3) | The Court shall give such weight to any evidence adduced in terms of subsections (1) and (2) as it deems appropriate. |
| (4) | Whenever an order, judgement or other record of the Court is required to be proved or inspected or referred to in any manner, a copy of such order, judgment or other record duly certified as such by the registrar of the Court under its seal shall be prima facie evidence thereof without proof of the authenticity of such registrar's signature. |
[Section 30(4) inserted by section 17 of Act No. 78 of 1996]