31Judicial notice of signature of Designated Authority

31 Judicial notice of signature of Designated Authority

(1) All courts must take judicial notice of: (a) the signature of a person who is, or has been: (i) the Designated Authority for a Commonwealth‑State offshore area; or (ii) a delegate of the Designated Authority for a Commonwealth‑State offshore area; or (iii) a State Minister acting on behalf of the responsible State Minister under subsection 30(2); and (b) the fact that that person is, or was: (i) the Designated Authority for that offshore area; or (ii) acting on behalf of the responsible State Minister under subsection 30(2). (2) All courts must take judicial notice of: (a) the signature of a person who is, or has been: (i) the Designated Authority for an external offshore area; or (ii) a delegate of the Designated Authority for an external territory offshore area; or (iii) a Commonwealth Minister acting on behalf of the responsible Commonwealth Minister under subsection 30(4); and (b) the fact that that person is, or was: (i) the Designated Authority for that offshore area; or (ii) acting on behalf of the responsible Commonwealth Minister under subsection 30(4).