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179 Evidentiary certificates
A certificate purporting to be signed by the Regulatory Authority and stating any of the following matters is prima facie evidence of the matter—
(a) a stated document is one of the following things made, given, issued or kept under this Act—
(i) an appointment, approval or decision;
(ii) a notice, direction or requirement;
(iii) a register, or an extract from a register;
(iv) a record, or an extract from a record;
(b) a stated document is another document kept under this Act;
(c) a stated document is a copy of a document mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b);
(d) on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not an approved provider;
(e) on a stated day, or during a stated period, a children's service was or was not an approved children's service;
(f) on a stated day, or during a stated period, an approval was or was not subject to a stated condition;
(g) on a stated day, an approval was suspended or cancelled;
(h) on a stated day, or during a stated period, an appointment as authorised officer was, or was not, in force for a stated person;
(i) on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice or direction under this Act;
(j) on a stated day, a stated requirement was made of a stated person.
Pt 6 Div. 3 (Heading and ss 180, 181) inserted by No. 37/2019 s. 15.
Division 3—Service of notices
S. 180 inserted by No. 37/2019 s. 15.