Biodiscovery Act 2004
sec.111Evidentiary matters
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sec.111 Evidentiary matters
A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive and stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is 1 of the following things made, given, issued or kept under this Act— an appointment, approval or decision; a direction, requirement or notice; the traditional knowledge code of practice; a collection authority; a benefit sharing agreement; the compliance code; a collection protocol; a record or an extract from a record; a register or an extract from a register; a stated document is another document kept under this Act; a stated document is a benefit sharing agreement; a stated document is a copy of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) ; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not the holder of a collection authority; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a collection authority— was or was not in force; or was or was not subject to a stated condition; on a stated day, a collection authority was cancelled; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a collection authority was suspended; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated biodiscovery entity was or was not a party to a benefit sharing agreement; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated benefit sharing agreement was or was not in force; on a stated day, or during a stated period, an appointment as an inspector was or was not in force for a stated person; on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice under this Act; on a stated day, a stated requirement was made of a stated person. s 111 amd 2020 No. 27 s 26
- (a) a stated document is 1 of the following things made, given, issued or kept under this Act— (i) an appointment, approval or decision; (ii) a direction, requirement or notice; (iii) the traditional knowledge code of practice; (iv) a collection authority; (v) a benefit sharing agreement; (vi) the compliance code; (vii) a collection protocol; (viii) a record or an extract from a record; (ix) a register or an extract from a register;
- (i) an appointment, approval or decision;
- (ii) a direction, requirement or notice;
- (iii) the traditional knowledge code of practice;
- (iv) a collection authority;
- (v) a benefit sharing agreement;
- (vi) the compliance code;
- (vii) a collection protocol;
- (viii) a record or an extract from a record;
- (ix) a register or an extract from a register;
- (b) a stated document is another document kept under this Act;
- (c) a stated document is a benefit sharing agreement;
- (d) a stated document is a copy of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) ;
- (e) on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not the holder of a collection authority;