104Onus of proof

104 Onus of proof In an action, suit, or proceeding under this Act: (a) the averment that land is Crown land, or reserved land, or land held under lease, or occupied under licence or agreement, or that a person is authorised to take a proceeding, to do an act or perform a duty, or sue for the recovery of a penalty or other Crown Lands Act 1992 51 moneys under this Act is prima facie evidence of the fact; (b) if a question arises as to whether the defendant was authorised to do the act complained of, the proof of that fact shall lie on the defendant; and (c) all licences, certificates, maps, plans and copies thereof purporting to be certified as true under the hand of the Surveyor-General, shall, in all matters relating to such an action, suit, or proceeding, be sufficient evidence without production of original records, and without the personal attendance of the Surveyor-General, or proof of his or her signature.