88Evidentiary certificates

88 Evidentiary certificates

(1) A person who conducts an alcohol test or a drug test may issue a certificate stating: (a) that he or she conducted an alcohol test or a drug test of a person named in the certificate; and (b) the steps taken in conducting the test; and (c) that the person was given a statement in writing under section 82. (2) In any proceedings relating to this Part, a certificate under this section is prima‑facie evidence of the matters in the certificate. (3) A document purporting to be a certificate under this section must, unless the contrary is proved, be taken to be such a certificate and to have been properly issued. (4) A certificate must not be admitted in evidence in proceedings in relation to an offence or a civil penalty unless the person against whom the proceedings were instituted has, at least 14 days before the certificate is sought to be admitted, been given: (a) a copy of the certificate; and (b) reasonable notice of the intention to produce the certificate as evidence in the proceedings.