10Evidence of certain matters

#### 10 Evidence of certain matters (1) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare: (a) that a country specified in the notice has ratified or acceded to the Convention subject to the reservations (if any) specified in the notice, and that the Convention has, or will, subject to those reservations (if any), come into force in respect of that country on the date specified in the notice; (b) that a country specified in the notice has, at the time of deposit of its instrument of ratification or accession to the Convention or at any later time, declared that the Convention extends to a territory or territories specified in the notice and that the extension has, or will, come into force on the date specified in the notice; (c) that a country specified in the notice has denounced the Convention and that the denunciation has taken, or will take, effect on the date specified in the notice; or (d) that a country specified in the notice has declared that the Convention shall cease to extend to a territory or territories specified in the notice and that the denunciation has taken, or will take, effect on the date specified in the notice. (2) A notice under subsection (1) is, for all purposes, prima facie evidence of the matters declared.