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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
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### sec.834 Other evidentiary aids
A certificate stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter—
a stated document, of any of the following types, is a document given, held, issued, kept or made under this Act—
an appointment, approval or decision;
a direction, notice or requirement;
an authority under this Act;
the register the chief inspector keeps under section 734AB ;
the safety management system for an operating plant;
a report;
another record;
that a stated document is a register kept or held under the Common Provisions Act ;
a stated document is another document kept or held under this Act;
a stated document is a copy of, or an extract from or part of, a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ;
on a stated day—
a stated person was given a stated decision, direction or notice under this Act; or
a stated requirement under this Act was made of a stated person;
on a stated day, or during a stated period, an authority under this Act—
was, or was not, in force; or
was, or was not, subject to a stated condition; or
was, or was not, cancelled or suspended;
a stated amount is payable under this Act by a stated person and has not been paid;
a stated address for the holder of an authority under this Act is the last address of the holder known to any official;
a stated location is within the area of a stated petroleum authority.
In this section—
certificate means a certificate purporting to be signed by the commissioner, the chief executive, the CEO, the WHS prosecutor, the chief inspector, an inspector or an authorised officer.
s 834 amd 2004 No. 26 s 69 (2) sch ; 2011 No. 2 ss 117 , 121 ; 2014 No. 47 s 580 ; 2014 No. 64 ss 232 , 256 sch 3 ; 2019 No. 7 s 313 s ch 1 pts 1 , 3 ; 2020 No. 10 s 124
(sec.834-ssec.1) A certificate stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document, of any of the following types, is a document given, held, issued, kept or made under this Act— an appointment, approval or decision; a direction, notice or requirement; an authority under this Act; the register the chief inspector keeps under section 734AB ; the safety management system for an operating plant; a report; another record; that a stated document is a register kept or held under the Common Provisions Act ; a stated document is another document kept or held under this Act; a stated document is a copy of, or an extract from or part of, a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; on a stated day— a stated person was given a stated decision, direction or notice under this Act; or a stated requirement under this Act was made of a stated person; on a stated day, or during a stated period, an authority under this Act— was, or was not, in force; or was, or was not, subject to a stated condition; or was, or was not, cancelled or suspended; a stated amount is payable under this Act by a stated person and has not been paid; a stated address for the holder of an authority under this Act is the last address of the holder known to any official; a stated location is within the area of a stated petroleum authority.
(sec.834-ssec.2) In this section— certificate means a certificate purporting to be signed by the commissioner, the chief executive, the CEO, the WHS prosecutor, the chief inspector, an inspector or an authorised officer.
- (a) a stated document, of any of the following types, is a document given, held, issued, kept or made under this Act— (i) an appointment, approval or decision; (ii) a direction, notice or requirement; (iii) an authority under this Act; (v) the register the chief inspector keeps under section 734AB ; (vi) the safety management system for an operating plant; (vii) a report; (viii) another record;
- (i) an appointment, approval or decision;
- (ii) a direction, notice or requirement;
- (iii) an authority under this Act;
- (v) the register the chief inspector keeps under section 734AB ;
- (vi) the safety management system for an operating plant;
- (vii) a report;
- (viii) another record;
- (aa) that a stated document is a register kept or held under the Common Provisions Act ;
- (b) a stated document is another document kept or held under this Act;
- (c) a stated document is a copy of, or an extract from or part of, a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ;
- (d) on a stated day— (i) a stated person was given a stated decision, direction or notice under this Act; or (ii) a stated requirement under this Act was made of a stated person;
- (i) a stated person was given a stated decision, direction or notice under this Act; or
- (ii) a stated requirement under this Act was made of a stated person;
- (e) on a stated day, or during a stated period, an authority under this Act— (i) was, or was not, in force; or (ii) was, or was not, subject to a stated condition; or (iii) was, or was not, cancelled or suspended;
- (i) was, or was not, in force; or
- (ii) was, or was not, subject to a stated condition; or
- (iii) was, or was not, cancelled or suspended;
- (f) a stated amount is payable under this Act by a stated person and has not been paid;
- (g) a stated address for the holder of an authority under this Act is the last address of the holder known to any official;
- (h) a stated location is within the area of a stated petroleum authority.
- (i) an appointment, approval or decision;
- (ii) a direction, notice or requirement;
- (iii) an authority under this Act;
- (v) the register the chief inspector keeps under section 734AB ;
- (vi) the safety management system for an operating plant;
- (vii) a report;
- (viii) another record;
- (i) a stated person was given a stated decision, direction or notice under this Act; or
- (ii) a stated requirement under this Act was made of a stated person;
- (i) was, or was not, in force; or
- (ii) was, or was not, subject to a stated condition; or
- (iii) was, or was not, cancelled or suspended;