Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
sec.208Evidentiary aids generally
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sec.208 Evidentiary aids generally
A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is 1 of the following things made, granted, given, issued or kept under this Act— an appointment or decision; a direction, notice or requirement; a record in a database or register; a departmental standard; an emergency order; an extended practice authority; a substance authority; a stated document is a code, guideline, protocol or other standard mentioned in this Act; a stated document is a document given to the chief executive under this Act; a stated document is a copy of, or an extract from a part of, a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) ; on a stated day, or for a stated period, a substance authority— was or was not in force; or was or was not subject to a stated condition; on a stated day, or for a stated period, an appointment as an inspector, or State analyst under section 189 (1) , was or was not in force for a stated person; on a stated day— a stated person was given a stated notice or direction under this Act; or a stated requirement under this Act was made of a stated person; or a stated amount is payable under this Act by a stated person and has not been paid. A certificate purporting to be that of the Director of Forensic Science Queensland stating that, on a stated day, or for a stated period, an appointment as a State analyst under section 189 (3) was or was not in force for a stated person is evidence of the matter. In a complaint starting a proceeding, a statement that the matter came to the knowledge of the complainant on a stated day is evidence of when the matter came to the complainant’s knowledge. A certificate purporting to be that of a State analyst in relation to a thing seized or taken by an inspector under chapter 5 and stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matters— the analyst’s qualifications; the analyst took, or received from a stated person, the thing; the thing was analysed at a stated place on a stated day or during a stated period; the method used to analyse the thing; the results of the analysis. In a proceeding in which the chief executive applies under section 213 to recover costs incurred by the chief executive, a certificate by the chief executive stating that stated costs were incurred and the way in which, and purpose for which, they were incurred is evidence of the matters stated. s 208 amd 2024 No. 8 s 63 (sec.208-ssec.1) A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is 1 of the following things made, granted, given, issued or kept under this Act— an appointment or decision; a direction, notice or requirement; a record in a database or register; a departmental standard; an emergency order; an extended practice authority; a substance authority; a stated document is a code, guideline, protocol or other standard mentioned in this Act; a stated document is a document given to the chief executive under this Act; a stated document is a copy of, or an extract from a part of, a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) ; on a stated day, or for a stated period, a substance authority— was or was not in force; or was or was not subject to a stated condition; on a stated day, or for a stated period, an appointment as an inspector, or State analyst under section 189 (1) , was or was not in force for a stated person; on a stated day— a stated person was given a stated notice or direction under this Act; or a stated requirement under this Act was made of a stated person; or a stated amount is payable under this Act by a stated person and has not been paid. (sec.208-ssec.1A) A certificate purporting to be that of the Director of Forensic Science Queensland stating that, on a stated day, or for a stated period, an appointment as a State analyst under section 189 (3) was or was not in force for a stated person is evidence of the matter. (sec.208-ssec.2) In a complaint starting a proceeding, a statement that the matter came to the knowledge of the complainant on a stated day is evidence of when the matter came to the complainant’s knowledge. (sec.208-ssec.3) A certificate purporting to be that of a State analyst in relation to a thing seized or taken by an inspector under chapter 5 and stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matters— the analyst’s qualifications; the analyst took, or received from a stated person, the thing; the thing was analysed at a stated place on a stated day or during a stated period; the method used to analyse the thing; the results of the analysis. (sec.208-ssec.4) In a proceeding in which the chief executive applies under section 213 to recover costs incurred by the chief executive, a certificate by the chief executive stating that stated costs were incurred and the way in which, and purpose for which, they were incurred is evidence of the matters stated.