Proof of public documents: official records, certified copies, and authorised publications establish specified domestic and foreign public records.

Section 78 governs the proof of public documents through prescribed official records, certified copies, and authorised publications. Governmental acts, orders, notifications, legislative proceedings, and municipal proceedings may be proved through specified departmental records, journals, certified copies, or official publications. Foreign executive and legislative records may be proved through authorised or accepted journals, sealed copies, or statutory recognition. Other foreign public documents require the original or a certified copy, authenticated through notarial, consular, or diplomatic certification and supported by proof of their character under foreign law.

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