Planning and Environment Court Act 2016
sec.57Evidentiary aids generally
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sec.57 Evidentiary aids generally
A certificate purporting to be signed by an enforcement authority CEO stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is— an appointment or a copy of an appointment; or a direction or decision, or a copy of a direction or decision, given or made under the Planning Act ; or a notice, order, permit or other document, or a copy of a notice, order, permit or other document, given under the Planning Act ; on a stated day, or during a stated period, the benefit of a development permit for stated development was or was not vested in a stated person; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a development permit— was or was not in effect for a stated person or development; or was or was not subject to a stated condition; on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice or direction under the Planning Act ; a stated amount is payable under the Planning Act by a stated person and has not been paid. In this section— development permit see the Planning Act , section 49 (3) . (sec.57-ssec.1) A certificate purporting to be signed by an enforcement authority CEO stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is— an appointment or a copy of an appointment; or a direction or decision, or a copy of a direction or decision, given or made under the Planning Act ; or a notice, order, permit or other document, or a copy of a notice, order, permit or other document, given under the Planning Act ; on a stated day, or during a stated period, the benefit of a development permit for stated development was or was not vested in a stated person; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a development permit— was or was not in effect for a stated person or development; or was or was not subject to a stated condition; on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice or direction under the Planning Act ; a stated amount is payable under the Planning Act by a stated person and has not been paid. (sec.57-ssec.2) In this section— development permit see the Planning Act , section 49 (3) .
- (a) a stated document is— (i) an appointment or a copy of an appointment; or (ii) a direction or decision, or a copy of a direction or decision, given or made under the Planning Act ; or (iii) a notice, order, permit or other document, or a copy of a notice, order, permit or other document, given under the Planning Act ;
- (i) an appointment or a copy of an appointment; or
- (ii) a direction or decision, or a copy of a direction or decision, given or made under the Planning Act ; or
- (iii) a notice, order, permit or other document, or a copy of a notice, order, permit or other document, given under the Planning Act ;
- (b) on a stated day, or during a stated period, the benefit of a development permit for stated development was or was not vested in a stated person;