Exhibited Animals Act 2015
sec.226Evidentiary aids
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sec.226 Evidentiary aids
A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is 1 of the following things made, given, issued or kept under this Act— an appointment, approval or decision; a notice, direction or requirement; an exhibited animal authority; a special exhibition approval; a record or an extract from a record; a code of practice; a guideline; a register; a stated document is another document kept under this Act; a stated document is a copy of, or an extract from or part of, a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not the authority holder; on a stated day, or during a stated period, an exhibited animal authority— was or was not in force; or was or was not subject to a stated condition; on a stated day an exhibition licence was amended by the grant of a special exhibition approval; on a stated day an exhibited animal authority was suspended for a stated period or cancelled; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated appointment, including a person’s appointment as an inspector, was or was not in force for a stated person or thing; on a stated day— a stated person was given a stated notice or direction under this Act; or a stated requirement under this Act was made of a stated person; or a stated amount was payable under this Act by a stated person. In a proceeding in which the State applies under section 238 to recover costs incurred by the State, a certificate by the chief executive stating that stated costs were incurred and the way in which, and purpose for which, they were incurred is evidence of the matters stated. (sec.226-ssec.1) A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is 1 of the following things made, given, issued or kept under this Act— an appointment, approval or decision; a notice, direction or requirement; an exhibited animal authority; a special exhibition approval; a record or an extract from a record; a code of practice; a guideline; a register; a stated document is another document kept under this Act; a stated document is a copy of, or an extract from or part of, a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not the authority holder; on a stated day, or during a stated period, an exhibited animal authority— was or was not in force; or was or was not subject to a stated condition; on a stated day an exhibition licence was amended by the grant of a special exhibition approval; on a stated day an exhibited animal authority was suspended for a stated period or cancelled; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated appointment, including a person’s appointment as an inspector, was or was not in force for a stated person or thing; on a stated day— a stated person was given a stated notice or direction under this Act; or a stated requirement under this Act was made of a stated person; or a stated amount was payable under this Act by a stated person. (sec.226-ssec.2) In a proceeding in which the State applies under section 238 to recover costs incurred by the State, a certificate by the chief executive stating that stated costs were incurred and the way in which, and purpose for which, they were incurred is evidence of the matters stated.