Electricity Safety Act 1971
63Evidence
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63 Evidence (1) The construction occupations registrar may, by signed writing, certify— (a) that a document attached to the certificate is a true copy of the electrical wiring rules, as in force at a stated date; and (b) whether the electrical wiring rules are still in force and, if not, the period during which the electrical wiring rules were in force. (2) The registrar may, by signed writing, certify that a person was or was not on a date or dates or during a period specified in the certificate the holder of a specified licence or permit.
(3) A document that purports to be a certificate under subsection (1) or (2) is presumed, unless the contrary is proved, to be such a certificate and to have been duly given. (4) A certificate under subsection (1) is evidence of the matters specified in it and of the determination a copy of which is attached to it. (5) A certificate under subsection (2) is evidence of the matters specified in it. (6) A document that purports to be signed on behalf of a prescribed authority in a State or another Territory and states that a specified class, description or type of article of electrical equipment was or was not on a specified date approved by that authority is evidence of the matters stated in the document.