Assignment 2 Semester 2 2026
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Due date: September 2026
QUESTION 1
Originality and authenticity of the photographs and recordings
Where evidence is treated as documentary evidence, the general rule is that the
original document must be produced and the document must be authenticated
before it may be admitted.1 The purpose of requiring the original is to reduce the
possibility of error, alteration or falsification, while the original generally corresponds
with the original source from which the information was recorded.1 In Welz v Hall, the
court confirmed that the original document remains the best evidence of its contents
where those contents are directly in issue.1