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### sec.52A Evidentiary provision
A certificate purporting to be signed by or for an approving entity and stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter—
a stated form—
was approved or made available by the entity under a stated authorising law on a stated day; and
was first notified under section 48 (5) on a stated relevant website on a stated day in a stated way;
a stated document is a copy of a stated form that was first notified under section 48 (5) on a stated relevant website on a stated day in a stated way.
An approving entity may, in writing, authorise a person to issue certificates under subsection (1) for the entity.
In this section—
approving entity means an entity authorised under an authorising law to approve forms or make forms available.
authorising law see section 48 (1) .
form includes a new version of a form.
s 52A ins 2017 No. 17 s 7
(sec.52A-ssec.1) A certificate purporting to be signed by or for an approving entity and stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated form— was approved or made available by the entity under a stated authorising law on a stated day; and was first notified under section 48 (5) on a stated relevant website on a stated day in a stated way; a stated document is a copy of a stated form that was first notified under section 48 (5) on a stated relevant website on a stated day in a stated way.
(sec.52A-ssec.2) An approving entity may, in writing, authorise a person to issue certificates under subsection (1) for the entity.
(sec.52A-ssec.3) In this section— approving entity means an entity authorised under an authorising law to approve forms or make forms available. authorising law see section 48 (1) . form includes a new version of a form.
- (a) a stated form— (i) was approved or made available by the entity under a stated authorising law on a stated day; and (ii) was first notified under section 48 (5) on a stated relevant website on a stated day in a stated way;
- (i) was approved or made available by the entity under a stated authorising law on a stated day; and
- (ii) was first notified under section 48 (5) on a stated relevant website on a stated day in a stated way;
- (b) a stated document is a copy of a stated form that was first notified under section 48 (5) on a stated relevant website on a stated day in a stated way.
- (i) was approved or made available by the entity under a stated authorising law on a stated day; and
- (ii) was first notified under section 48 (5) on a stated relevant website on a stated day in a stated way;