一、澳大利亚证据法的历史发展英国开拓澳洲殖民地时将普通法和衡平法带到了澳洲,直至今日,澳大利亚还是英联邦的一部分。在民事诉讼制度上,澳大利亚虽有自己的特色,但法律原理、诉讼结构、制度精神、乃至具体的程序都打上了“日不落帝国”之烙印。澳大利亚的证据制度亦是如此。澳大利亚最早的证据规则沿用英国的普通法和衡平 I. Historical Development of Australian Evidence Act When Britain opened up the Australian colony, Britain brought Common Law and Equity to Australia. As of today, Australia is still a part of the Commonwealth. In civil litigation system, Australia has its own characteristics, but the legal principle, the structure of litigation, the spirit of the system, and even the specific procedure are all marked with the imprint of “never letting the empire fall.” The same is true of the evidence system in Australia. The earliest evidence rules in Australia follow the common law and equity in the United Kingdom