147Documents produced by processes, machines and other devices in the course of business

### 147 Documents produced by processes, machines and other devices in the course of business > > (1)  This section applies to a document – > > > > > > (a) that is produced wholly or partly by a device or process; and > > > > > > > (b) that is tendered by a party who asserts that, in producing the document, the device or process has produced a particular outcome. > > > (2)  If – > > > > > > (a) the document is, or was at the time it was produced, part of the records of, or kept for the purposes of, a business, whether or not the business is still in existence; and > > > > > > > (b) the device or process is, or was at that time, used for the purposes of the business – > > > > it is presumed, unless evidence sufficient to raise doubt about the presumption is adduced, that, in producing the document on the occasion in question, the device or process produced that outcome. > > > (3)  [Subsection (2)](#GS147@Gs2@EN) does not apply to the contents of a document that was produced – > > > > > > (a) for the purpose of conducting, or for or in contemplation of or in connection with, an Australian or overseas proceeding; or > > > > > > > (b) in connection with an investigation relating or leading to a criminal proceeding.