31Certificate evidence – notification

31 Certificate evidence – notification

(1)  An authorised officer of Tasmania may issue a certificate in writing certifying any of the following matters:

(a) that the making of a local DVO has been properly notified under the law of Tasmania;

(b) that a variation to a DVO that was done in Tasmania has been properly notified under the law of Tasmania.

(2)  The certificate is admissible in evidence in any proceedings and is evidence of the matters certified.

(3)  A certificate in writing purporting to be signed by an authorised officer of another jurisdiction and certifying any of the following matters is admissible in evidence in any proceedings and is evidence of the matters certified:

(a) that the making of a DVO in that jurisdiction has been properly notified under the law of that jurisdiction;

(b) that a variation to a DVO that was done in that jurisdiction has been properly notified under the law of that jurisdiction.

(4)  In any document, the words "authorised officer" after a signature are evidence that the person whose signature it purports to be is in fact an authorised officer of Tasmania or an authorised officer of another jurisdiction.

(5)  In this section –

authorised officer of another jurisdiction means a person (whether or not designated as an authorised officer) who is authorised under the law of another jurisdiction to issue a certificate certifying that the making or variation of a DVO has been properly notified under the law of that jurisdiction;

authorised officer of Tasmania means –

(a) a registrar of a court of Tasmania; or

(b) the person holding office as the Chief Clerk of Petty Sessions under section 16 of the Justices Act 1959 ; or

(c) a police officer of Tasmania of or above the rank of inspector.