73Evidence of facts by certificate

#### 73 Evidence of facts by certificate (1) For the purpose of legal proceedings within Australia, the Minister may, in writing, certify that: (a) on a specified date, a named person was a member of the Defence Force attached to the forces of a specified country, being a country in relation to which section 116B of the Act applies; and (b) on the specified date, a specified service tribunal of the country passed a sentence set out in the certificate on the named person; and (c) the sentence, or a part of it specified in the certificate, has not been enforced. (2) The certificate is, when produced in the proceedings, sufficient evidence of the certified facts unless the contrary is proved.