178Evidence of licensing and statistical matters

178 Evidence of licensing and statistical matters

[Section 178 Amended by No. 101 of 1999, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Mar 2000] In any proceedings for an offence under this Act, production of a certificate purporting to be signed by the Director stating any of the following facts is evidence of those facts:

(a) that on any date or during any period a person was, or was not, authorised to do anything under a licence or permit or was, or was not, exempted from a specified provision of this Act;

(b) that on any date or during any period any premises or fisheries were, or were not, the subject of a licence, permit, registration or exemption;

(c) that on any date or during any period a licence, permit, registration or exemption was cancelled, suspended or had no effect for any other reason.