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Evidence Act 2001
177ACertificate of analyst
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### 177A Certificate of analyst
> In any proceedings in a court, a document purporting to be a certificate signed by an analyst and relating to any analysis is evidence of the facts stated in that document –
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> > > (a) if the party to the proceedings who tenders the document serves on the other party to the proceedings a copy of that document not less than 14 days before the hearing; and
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> > > (b) unless a party who is served with a copy of that document gives notice in writing not less than 7 days before the hearing to the party who tendered that document that the analyst or a person who, under the supervision or direction of the analyst, was involved with the analysis is required to be called as a witness.
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> > > | Note: This section does not appear in the Evidence Act 1995 of the Commonwealth. |