sec.182Evidentiary provisions

### sec.182 Evidentiary provisions This section applies to a proceeding under or in relation to this Act. Unless a party, by reasonable notice, requires proof of— the appointment of an authorised officer or honorary officer under this Act; or the authority of an authorised officer or honorary officer to do an act under this Act; the appointment or authority must be presumed. A signature purporting to be the signature of the chief executive or an authorised officer is evidence of the signature it purports to be. A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is a copy of a licence, certificate of approval, notice, declaration or decision made, issued or given under this Act; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not the holder of a licence or certificate of approval; a licence or certificate of approval— was or was not issued or given for a stated term; or was or was not in force on a stated day or during a stated period; or was or was not subject to a stated condition; on a stated day, a licence or certificate of approval was suspended for a stated period or cancelled; on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice under this Act; the whereabouts of a child’s parents could not be ascertained after stated reasonable inquiries; on a stated day, a family group meeting or conference was held; a stated entity is an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity for a particular Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child; another matter prescribed under a regulation. A document purporting to be the consent of an interstate officer or a delegate of an interstate officer, or purporting to be a copy of the consent of an interstate officer or a delegate of an interstate officer, is evidence of the consent. s 182 amd 2000 No. 7 s 40 ; 2004 No. 36 s 26 ; 2005 No. 40 s 62 ; 2014 No. 12 s 49 ; 2017 No. 44 s 67 (sec.182-ssec.1) This section applies to a proceeding under or in relation to this Act. (sec.182-ssec.2) Unless a party, by reasonable notice, requires proof of— the appointment of an authorised officer or honorary officer under this Act; or the authority of an authorised officer or honorary officer to do an act under this Act; the appointment or authority must be presumed. (sec.182-ssec.3) A signature purporting to be the signature of the chief executive or an authorised officer is evidence of the signature it purports to be. (sec.182-ssec.4) A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is a copy of a licence, certificate of approval, notice, declaration or decision made, issued or given under this Act; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not the holder of a licence or certificate of approval; a licence or certificate of approval— was or was not issued or given for a stated term; or was or was not in force on a stated day or during a stated period; or was or was not subject to a stated condition; on a stated day, a licence or certificate of approval was suspended for a stated period or cancelled; on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice under this Act; the whereabouts of a child’s parents could not be ascertained after stated reasonable inquiries; on a stated day, a family group meeting or conference was held; a stated entity is an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity for a particular Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child; another matter prescribed under a regulation. (sec.182-ssec.5) A document purporting to be the consent of an interstate officer or a delegate of an interstate officer, or purporting to be a copy of the consent of an interstate officer or a delegate of an interstate officer, is evidence of the consent. - (a) the appointment of an authorised officer or honorary officer under this Act; or - (b) the authority of an authorised officer or honorary officer to do an act under this Act; - (a) a stated document is a copy of a licence, certificate of approval, notice, declaration or decision made, issued or given under this Act; - (b) on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not the holder of a licence or certificate of approval; - (c) a licence or certificate of approval— (i) was or was not issued or given for a stated term; or (ii) was or was not in force on a stated day or during a stated period; or (iii) was or was not subject to a stated condition; - (i) was or was not issued or given for a stated term; or - (ii) was or was not in force on a stated day or during a stated period; or - (iii) was or was not subject to a stated condition; - (d) on a stated day, a licence or certificate of approval was suspended for a stated period or cancelled; - (e) on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice under this Act; - (f) the whereabouts of a child’s parents could not be ascertained after stated reasonable inquiries; - (g) on a stated day, a family group meeting or conference was held; - (h) a stated entity is an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity for a particular Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child; - (i) another matter prescribed under a regulation. - (i) was or was not issued or given for a stated term; or - (ii) was or was not in force on a stated day or during a stated period; or - (iii) was or was not subject to a stated condition;