18Evidentiary certificates

18 Evidentiary certificates

(1) The Secretary may give a signed certificate stating that: (a) a particular jet aircraft landed at a particular airport at a particular time; or (b) a particular person was the operator of a particular jet aircraft at a particular time; or (c) the assessed noise (as defined in subsection 6(1) of the Aircraft Noise Levy Act 1995) of a particular jet aircraft was a particular number; or (d) a particular landing is not covered by subsection 5(2) of the Aircraft Noise Levy Act 1995. (2) A certificate is prima facie evidence of the matters stated in it. (3) The Secretary may delegate his or her power under subsection (1) to: (a) an SES employee, or acting SES employee, in the Department; or (b) an officer, member or employee of a Commonwealth authority. The delegation must be in writing. (4) In exercising the delegated power, the delegate is subject to any directions given by the Secretary.