Offshore Minerals Act 1998
sec.357Evidentiary value of register
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sec.357 Evidentiary value of register
The offshore mining register is admissible in a proceeding as evidence of the matters registered in it. If the register is kept by the use of a computer, the Minister may issue a document containing the details of a matter taken from the register. The document issued under subsection (2) is admissible in a proceeding as evidence of the matter. The Minister may give a person a certified copy of, or extract from, the register if the person pays the fee prescribed under a regulation. The certified copy is admissible in a proceeding without any further proof of, or the production of, the original. (sec.357-ssec.1) The offshore mining register is admissible in a proceeding as evidence of the matters registered in it. (sec.357-ssec.2) If the register is kept by the use of a computer, the Minister may issue a document containing the details of a matter taken from the register. (sec.357-ssec.3) The document issued under subsection (2) is admissible in a proceeding as evidence of the matter. (sec.357-ssec.4) The Minister may give a person a certified copy of, or extract from, the register if the person pays the fee prescribed under a regulation. (sec.357-ssec.5) The certified copy is admissible in a proceeding without any further proof of, or the production of, the original.