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Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987
38JEvidentiary certificates
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#### 38J Evidentiary certificates
(1) The Foreign Affairs Minister may issue a certificate stating any of the following matters:
(a) that the Nuclear Terrorism Convention entered into force for Australia on a specified day;
(b) that the Convention remains in force for Australia or any other State Party on a specified day;
(c) a matter relevant to the establishment of jurisdiction by a State Party under paragraph 1 or 2 of Article 9 of the Convention.
(2) The Immigration Minister may issue a certificate stating that:
(a) a person is or was an Australian citizen at a particular time; or
(b) a person is or was a stateless person whose habitual residence is or was in Australia at a particular time.
(3) In any proceedings for an offence under this Division, a certificate under this section is prima facie evidence of the matters in the certificate.