Private Employment Agents Act 2005
sec.48Evidentiary provisions
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sec.48 Evidentiary provisions
In a proceeding under this Act— the appointment as inspector of a person claiming to be, or stated to be, an inspector and the authority of an inspector to take proceedings, or do any act, must be presumed, until the contrary is proved; and a document appearing to be a copy of a request made, or a notice issued, by an inspector under this Act is evidence of what it states; and the authority of a person to accept service of a document on behalf of another must be presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
- (a) the appointment as inspector of a person claiming to be, or stated to be, an inspector and the authority of an inspector to take proceedings, or do any act, must be presumed, until the contrary is proved; and
- (b) a document appearing to be a copy of a request made, or a notice issued, by an inspector under this Act is evidence of what it states; and
- (c) the authority of a person to accept service of a document on behalf of another must be presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.