1. Introduction to the Inquiry -- 2. The Uniform Evidence Acts -- 3. Understanding the Uniform Evidence Acts -- 4. Competence and compellability -- 5. Examination and cross-examination of witnesses -- 6. Documentary evidence -- 7. The hearsay rule and its exceptions -- 8. The opinion rule and its exceptions -- 9. Admissions -- 10. Tendency and coincidence evidence -- 11. The credibility rule and its exceptions -- 12. Identification evidence -- 13. Privilege -- 14. Discretionary and mandatory exclusions -- 15. Judicial notice -- 16. Comments, warnings and directions to the jury -- 17. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional laws and customs -- 18. Matters outside the Uniform Evidence Acts