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Defence Act 1903
116JEvidence for the purposes of this Division
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116J Evidence for the purposes of this Division
For the purposes of any proceedings in a court or otherwise arising in connection with any action taken in pursuance of the provisions of this Division, where the designated authority of a country in relation to which section 116F applies certifies in writing that a person named and described in that certificate was, on a specified date, an absentee without leave from the forces of that country, that certificate is prima facie evidence of the facts so certified.