sec.127Evidentiary provisions

### sec.127 Evidentiary provisions The chief executive may, by writing under the chief executive’s hand, certify— that, on a date stated in the certificate, an association so stated was, or was not, an incorporated association; or that, on a date stated in the certificate, a person so stated was, or was not, the secretary of an incorporated association so stated; or that, on a date stated in the certificate— no natural person has been appointed secretary of an incorporated association; or no natural person has been appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of secretary of an incorporated association; in compliance with the provisions of section 69 ; or that, on a date stated in the certificate, a document required to be lodged under section 59BA (1) with the chief executive, or given under section 59F to the chief executive has, or has not, been received by the chief executive; and such a certificate shall, in all courts and for all purposes, be evidence and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary conclusive evidence, of the matters stated in that certificate. In any legal proceedings, a copy of any rules of an incorporated association or other document lodged with the chief executive certified by the chief executive to be a true copy thereof, shall be evidence that such rules were rules of the incorporated association in force on the date mentioned in the certificate or of the contents of such document. Judicial notice shall be taken of the signature of the chief executive appearing on a certificate under this section and of the fact that the person by whom the certificate purports to have been signed is the chief executive. s 127 amd 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6 ; 2007 No. 16 s 31 ; 2020 No. 17 s 43 (sec.127-ssec.1) The chief executive may, by writing under the chief executive’s hand, certify— that, on a date stated in the certificate, an association so stated was, or was not, an incorporated association; or that, on a date stated in the certificate, a person so stated was, or was not, the secretary of an incorporated association so stated; or that, on a date stated in the certificate— no natural person has been appointed secretary of an incorporated association; or no natural person has been appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of secretary of an incorporated association; in compliance with the provisions of section 69 ; or that, on a date stated in the certificate, a document required to be lodged under section 59BA (1) with the chief executive, or given under section 59F to the chief executive has, or has not, been received by the chief executive; and such a certificate shall, in all courts and for all purposes, be evidence and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary conclusive evidence, of the matters stated in that certificate. (sec.127-ssec.2) In any legal proceedings, a copy of any rules of an incorporated association or other document lodged with the chief executive certified by the chief executive to be a true copy thereof, shall be evidence that such rules were rules of the incorporated association in force on the date mentioned in the certificate or of the contents of such document. (sec.127-ssec.3) Judicial notice shall be taken of the signature of the chief executive appearing on a certificate under this section and of the fact that the person by whom the certificate purports to have been signed is the chief executive. - (a) that, on a date stated in the certificate, an association so stated was, or was not, an incorporated association; or - (b) that, on a date stated in the certificate, a person so stated was, or was not, the secretary of an incorporated association so stated; or - (c) that, on a date stated in the certificate— (i) no natural person has been appointed secretary of an incorporated association; or (ii) no natural person has been appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of secretary of an incorporated association; in compliance with the provisions of section 69 ; or - (i) no natural person has been appointed secretary of an incorporated association; or - (ii) no natural person has been appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of secretary of an incorporated association; - (i) no natural person has been appointed secretary of an incorporated association; or - (ii) no natural person has been appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of secretary of an incorporated association; - (d) that, on a date stated in the certificate, a document required to be lodged under section 59BA (1) with the chief executive, or given under section 59F to the chief executive has, or has not, been received by the chief executive;