Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005
50Certificate concerning evidence
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50 Certificate concerning evidence
(1) In this section –
specified means specified in the relevant certificate.
(2) In proceedings under this Act, a certificate signed by the Commissioner certifying that the Register –
(a) at any particular date contained specified information; or
(b) indicated that, during any particular period, a specified person failed to notify information as required by this Act –
is evidence, and in the absence of evidence to the contrary is proof, of the matters stated in the certificate.
(3) For the purposes of this Act, a certificate that would be evidence under a corresponding Act that at a specified time, or during a specified period, a person was required to report to a corresponding registrar under that Act is evidence, and in the absence of evidence to the contrary is proof, of the matters stated in the certificate.