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#### 72 Evidentiary certificates
72 Evidentiary certificates
> > (1) A certificate that is issued by the Secretary that states any of the following matters is admissible in any legal proceedings (whether or not proceedings under this Act) and is evidence of the matters so stated—
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> > > (a) that an instrument was made, issued or given under this Act on a specified day by a specified person,
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> > > (b) the terms of any instrument made, issued or given, or purported to be made, issued or given, under this Act, as in force on a specified day or during a specified period,
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> > > (c) the manner in which the instrument was made, issued or given,
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> > > (d) that an instrument made, issued or given under this Act was amended or revoked, the day on which it was amended or revoked, and the terms of any amendment,
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> > > (e) that a function was delegated under this Act, including the following—
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> > > > (i) the person or persons to whom the function was delegated,
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> > > > (ii) the date of the delegation,
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> > > > (iii) the period during which the delegation had effect,
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> > > > (iv) the terms of the delegation, including any restrictions or limitations on the delegation,
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> > > (f) that a person who made, issued or gave or purported to make, issue or give, an instrument under this Act was the holder of a specified office on a specified day or during a specified period,
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> > > (g) that a person was, on a specified day or during a specified period, an authorised officer under this Act,
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> > > (h) the terms of, and any conditions of or limitations on, a person’s appointment as an authorised officer under this Act.
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> > (2) For the purposes of this section, a document purporting to be a certificate under this section is, unless the contrary is proved, taken to be such a certificate.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > given includes served.
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> > instrument includes a notice or direction.
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> > Secretary includes a delegate of the Secretary.