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Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons) Act 1976
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#### 13 Evidence of matters relating to Convention
(1) The Foreign Affairs Minister may give a written certificate stating:
(a) that the Convention entered into force for a particular country on a particular day; or
(b) that a particular country has not denounced the Convention; or
(c) that a particular country has denounced the Convention and the denunciation took effect on a particular day.
(2) Australia may be named in a certificate under subsection (1).
(3) A certificate given under subsection (1) is admissible in any proceedings as prima facie evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.