205Evidence of analysts

205 Evidence of analysts (1) A certificate of an analyst certifying the result of an analysis or examination is admissible in a proceeding and is evidence of— (a) the facts stated in the certificate; and (b) the correctness of the result of the analysis or examination. (2) A certificate of an analyst certifying that, on receipt of a container holding a sample submitted to the analyst under this Act, the container was sealed and the seal securing the container was unbroken, is admissible in a proceeding and is evidence— (a) of the facts stated in the certificate; and (b) that the sample— (i) was the same sample as the one submitted to the analyst under this Act; and (ii) had not been tampered with after sealing.

Court proceedings generally Division 13.1 (3) A document purporting to be a certificate under this section is taken to be a certificate under this section unless the contrary is proved.