223Certificates to be evidence

223 Certificates to be evidence

In a proceeding for an offence against this Act or the regulations, the following certificates are evidence of the matters stated in the relevant certificate—

(a) a certificate signed by the Executive Director stating that a person named in the certificate is an inspector under this Act;

(b) a certificate signed by the Executive Director stating that a place or object is included in the Heritage Register;

(c) a certificate signed by the Executive Director stating that a permit has not been issued under Part 5 in relation to a particular place or object;

(d) a certificate signed by the Executive Director stating that no consent under section 124 has been given in a particular case;

(e) a certificate signed by the Minister administering the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 to the effect that any land is Crown land;

(f) a certificate signed by the Executive Director to the effect that an item is an archaeological artefact;

(g) in the case of a proceeding for an offence against this Act or the regulations, a certificate signed by the Executive Director stating—

(i) that a place specified in a certificate
is a place in Victorian waters or in a specified protected zone; or

(ii) that a shipwreck or shipwreck artefact is a registered shipwreck, historic shipwreck, registered shipwreck artefact or historic shipwreck artefact.