216Evidentiary provisions

216 Evidentiary provisions (1) The Registrar may, in writing, certify— (a) that, on a specified date, an association was, or was not, an incorporated association; (b) that a specified requirement of this Act— (i) had or had not been complied with at a specified date or within a specified period; or (ii) had been complied with at a specified date but not before then; (c) that, on a specified date, a specified person was or was not the secretary or public officer of a specified incorporated association; (d) that, on a specified date— (i) a specified address was the registered address of a specified incorporated association last notified under this Act to the Registrar; or (ii) a specified address was the address of the secretary or public officer of a specified incorporated association last notified under this Act to the Registrar; (e) that, as at a specified date, a copy of the rules of, or trusts relating to, an incorporated association is a true copy of the rules or trusts. (2) A certification of a matter made by the Registrar under subsection (1) is prima facie evidence of the matter or matters stated in the certificate. (3) A certificate of registration issued to an incorporated association under section 8, 14 or 20 is conclusive evidence of the incorporation of the association under this Act. (4) A copy of a document relating to an incorporated association that is certified by the Registrar as a true copy is admissible in evidence as if it were the original document.