sec.581Evidentiary value of official records

### sec.581 Evidentiary value of official records The following are admissible in proceedings as evidence of a decision or action— a copy of the decision, or of a record of other action, of the court or commission, purporting to bear the seal of the court or commission; a document purporting to be an extract printed from the QIRC website that contains notice of a decision or other action of the court or commission. In proceedings— a document purporting to be an extract printed from the QIRC website that contains notice of a declaration of a general ruling published under section 458 , or an amendment of an award or certified agreement— is admissible as evidence of the making or approval of the declaration or amendment; and for the period for which the declaration or amendment remains in force, is evidence of the matters in the notice; and a copy of a certified agreement, certified as a true copy by the registrar, is admissible as evidence of— the agreement; and its execution as shown in the copy; and its certification by the commission; and a copy of a permit issued by the commission or the registrar, certified as a true copy by the registrar, is admissible as evidence of the permit; and a certificate issued by the registrar about an organisation’s registration is evidence of the matters in the certificate; and a certificate issued by the registrar that a stated person was, at a stated time either of the following, is evidence of the matters stated— an authorised industrial officer or another stated officer of a stated organisation; a member of a stated organisation; and a certificate issued by the registrar stating the following matters is evidence of the matter— that a specified website is currently used, or was used during a stated period or on a stated day, to provide public access to information about matters relating to the court, the commission and the registry; that a stated matter was published on the QIRC website on a stated day; that a stated matter on the QIRC website was, on a stated day, published in a particular way; that a document on the QIRC website was in force at a stated time or during a stated period. (sec.581-ssec.1) The following are admissible in proceedings as evidence of a decision or action— a copy of the decision, or of a record of other action, of the court or commission, purporting to bear the seal of the court or commission; a document purporting to be an extract printed from the QIRC website that contains notice of a decision or other action of the court or commission. (sec.581-ssec.2) In proceedings— a document purporting to be an extract printed from the QIRC website that contains notice of a declaration of a general ruling published under section 458 , or an amendment of an award or certified agreement— is admissible as evidence of the making or approval of the declaration or amendment; and for the period for which the declaration or amendment remains in force, is evidence of the matters in the notice; and a copy of a certified agreement, certified as a true copy by the registrar, is admissible as evidence of— the agreement; and its execution as shown in the copy; and its certification by the commission; and a copy of a permit issued by the commission or the registrar, certified as a true copy by the registrar, is admissible as evidence of the permit; and a certificate issued by the registrar about an organisation’s registration is evidence of the matters in the certificate; and a certificate issued by the registrar that a stated person was, at a stated time either of the following, is evidence of the matters stated— an authorised industrial officer or another stated officer of a stated organisation; a member of a stated organisation; and a certificate issued by the registrar stating the following matters is evidence of the matter— that a specified website is currently used, or was used during a stated period or on a stated day, to provide public access to information about matters relating to the court, the commission and the registry; that a stated matter was published on the QIRC website on a stated day; that a stated matter on the QIRC website was, on a stated day, published in a particular way; that a document on the QIRC website was in force at a stated time or during a stated period. - (a) a copy of the decision, or of a record of other action, of the court or commission, purporting to bear the seal of the court or commission; - (b) a document purporting to be an extract printed from the QIRC website that contains notice of a decision or other action of the court or commission. - (a) a document purporting to be an extract printed from the QIRC website that contains notice of a declaration of a general ruling published under section 458 , or an amendment of an award or certified agreement— (i) is admissible as evidence of the making or approval of the declaration or amendment; and (ii) for the period for which the declaration or amendment remains in force, is evidence of the matters in the notice; and - (i) is admissible as evidence of the making or approval of the declaration or amendment; and - (ii) for the period for which the declaration or amendment remains in force, is evidence of the matters in the notice; and - (b) a copy of a certified agreement, certified as a true copy by the registrar, is admissible as evidence of— (i) the agreement; and (ii) its execution as shown in the copy; and (iii) its certification by the commission; and - (i) the agreement; and - (ii) its execution as shown in the copy; and - (iii) its certification by the commission; and - (c) a copy of a permit issued by the commission or the registrar, certified as a true copy by the registrar, is admissible as evidence of the permit; and - (d) a certificate issued by the registrar about an organisation’s registration is evidence of the matters in the certificate; and - (e) a certificate issued by the registrar that a stated person was, at a stated time either of the following, is evidence of the matters stated— (i) an authorised industrial officer or another stated officer of a stated organisation; (ii) a member of a stated organisation; and - (i) an authorised industrial officer or another stated officer of a stated organisation; - (ii) a member of a stated organisation; and - (f) a certificate issued by the registrar stating the following matters is evidence of the matter— (i) that a specified website is currently used, or was used during a stated period or on a stated day, to provide public access to information about matters relating to the court, the commission and the registry; (ii) that a stated matter was published on the QIRC website on a stated day; (iii) that a stated matter on the QIRC website was, on a stated day, published in a particular way; (iv) that a document on the QIRC website was in force at a stated time or during a stated period. - (i) that a specified website is currently used, or was used during a stated period or on a stated day, to provide public access to information about matters relating to the court, the commission and the registry; - (ii) that a stated matter was published on the QIRC website on a stated day; - (iii) that a stated matter on the QIRC website was, on a stated day, published in a particular way; - (iv) that a document on the QIRC website was in force at a stated time or during a stated period. - (i) is admissible as evidence of the making or approval of the declaration or amendment; and - (ii) for the period for which the declaration or amendment remains in force, is evidence of the matters in the notice; and - (i) the agreement; and - (ii) its execution as shown in the copy; and - (iii) its certification by the commission; and - (i) an authorised industrial officer or another stated officer of a stated organisation; - (ii) a member of a stated organisation; and - (i) that a specified website is currently used, or was used during a stated period or on a stated day, to provide public access to information about matters relating to the court, the commission and the registry; - (ii) that a stated matter was published on the QIRC website on a stated day; - (iii) that a stated matter on the QIRC website was, on a stated day, published in a particular way; - (iv) that a document on the QIRC website was in force at a stated time or during a stated period.