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Environment Protection Act 2017
342Judicial notice of signatures
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342 Judicial notice of signatures
All Courts and persons acting judicially—
(a) must take judicial notice of—
(i) the signature or facsimile signature of the Chairperson affixed to any document; and
(ii) the signature or facsimile signature of any officer of the Authority to whom for the time being the Authority has delegated power to sign a document; and
(iii) the signature or facsimile signature of any authorised officer; and
(b) must, until the contrary is proved, presume that the signature was properly affixed.
S. 343 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26).