32Evidence of certain matters

32 Evidence of certain matters

A certificate by the Attorney‑General, or a person authorised by the Attorney‑General to give such a certificate, stating any of the following: (a) that a specified State was, at specified times, a Convention or Protocol State; (b) the extent to which a specified Convention or Protocol State had, at specified times, extended its jurisdiction under Article 6(2) of the Convention or Article 3(2) of the Protocol; (c) that specified waters were, at a specified time: (i) within the internal waters or territorial sea, or above the continental shelf, of Australia or of a specified foreign country; or (ii) beyond the territorial sea of Australia and of any foreign country; is, for the purposes of any proceedings under this Act, prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.