sec.248Evidence of local laws

### sec.248 Evidence of local laws In any proceedings, a certified copy of a local law or consolidated version of a local law is evidence of the content of the local law or consolidated version of the local law. A certified copy of a local law or consolidated version of a local law is a copy that has been certified by— for a local law made by a local government—the chief executive officer to be the local law or consolidated version as made by the local government; or for a local law made by a joint local government—the chairperson of the joint local government to be the local law or consolidated version as made by the joint local government. In any proceedings, a copy of the gazette that contains a notice of making a local law is— evidence of the content of the notice; and evidence that the local law has been properly made. In any proceedings, the competence of a local government or joint local government to make a particular local law is presumed unless the matter is raised. s 248 amd 2012 No. 33 s 159 (sec.248-ssec.1) In any proceedings, a certified copy of a local law or consolidated version of a local law is evidence of the content of the local law or consolidated version of the local law. (sec.248-ssec.2) A certified copy of a local law or consolidated version of a local law is a copy that has been certified by— for a local law made by a local government—the chief executive officer to be the local law or consolidated version as made by the local government; or for a local law made by a joint local government—the chairperson of the joint local government to be the local law or consolidated version as made by the joint local government. (sec.248-ssec.3) In any proceedings, a copy of the gazette that contains a notice of making a local law is— evidence of the content of the notice; and evidence that the local law has been properly made. (sec.248-ssec.4) In any proceedings, the competence of a local government or joint local government to make a particular local law is presumed unless the matter is raised. - (a) for a local law made by a local government—the chief executive officer to be the local law or consolidated version as made by the local government; or - (b) for a local law made by a joint local government—the chairperson of the joint local government to be the local law or consolidated version as made by the joint local government. - (a) evidence of the content of the notice; and - (b) evidence that the local law has been properly made.