sec.42Signatures of holders of public offices etc. to be judicially noticed

### sec.42 Signatures of holders of public offices etc. to be judicially noticed Judicial notice must be taken of— the signature of a person who is or has been the holder of a public office; and the fact that the person holds or has held the office. For subsection (1) , the following offices are public offices— the office of Governor; the office of a Minister; the office of a judge, magistrate or warden; the office of an official of a court; the office of a justice of the peace or commissioner for declarations; another office of a public nature established under an Act; an office prescribed under an Act for this section. Schedule 1 provides examples of offices of a public nature established under an Act. This section is in addition to, and does not limit, the common law, another provision of this Act or a provision of another Act. s 42 amd 1993 No. 76 s 3 sch 1 sub 1995 No. 51 s 4 sch (sec.42-ssec.1) Judicial notice must be taken of— the signature of a person who is or has been the holder of a public office; and the fact that the person holds or has held the office. (sec.42-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , the following offices are public offices— the office of Governor; the office of a Minister; the office of a judge, magistrate or warden; the office of an official of a court; the office of a justice of the peace or commissioner for declarations; another office of a public nature established under an Act; an office prescribed under an Act for this section. (sec.42-ssec.3) Schedule 1 provides examples of offices of a public nature established under an Act. (sec.42-ssec.4) This section is in addition to, and does not limit, the common law, another provision of this Act or a provision of another Act. - (a) the signature of a person who is or has been the holder of a public office; and - (b) the fact that the person holds or has held the office. - (a) the office of Governor; - (b) the office of a Minister; - (c) the office of a judge, magistrate or warden; - (d) the office of an official of a court; - (e) the office of a justice of the peace or commissioner for declarations; - (f) another office of a public nature established under an Act; - (g) an office prescribed under an Act for this section.