Private Health Facilities Act 1999
sec.140Evidentiary aids
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sec.140 Evidentiary aids
A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief health officer stating any of the following matters is evidence of it— a stated document is one of the following things made, given, issued or kept under this Act— an appointment; an approval or licence; a decision; a notice, direction or requirement; a stated document is a copy of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) ; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not an authority holder; on a stated day, or during a stated period, an authority— was or was not in force; or was or was not subject to a stated condition; or was or was not suspended or cancelled; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a person’s appointment as an authorised person was, or was not, in force; on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice under this Act; on a stated day, a stated requirement was made of a stated person. A statement in a complaint for an offence against this Act that the matter of the complaint came to the knowledge of the complainant on a stated day is evidence of the matter stated. (sec.140-ssec.1) A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief health officer stating any of the following matters is evidence of it— a stated document is one of the following things made, given, issued or kept under this Act— an appointment; an approval or licence; a decision; a notice, direction or requirement; a stated document is a copy of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) ; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not an authority holder; on a stated day, or during a stated period, an authority— was or was not in force; or was or was not subject to a stated condition; or was or was not suspended or cancelled; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a person’s appointment as an authorised person was, or was not, in force; on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice under this Act; on a stated day, a stated requirement was made of a stated person. (sec.140-ssec.2) A statement in a complaint for an offence against this Act that the matter of the complaint came to the knowledge of the complainant on a stated day is evidence of the matter stated.
- (a) a stated document is one of the following things made, given, issued or kept under this Act— (i) an appointment; (ii) an approval or licence; (iii) a decision; (iv) a notice, direction or requirement;
- (i) an appointment;
- (ii) an approval or licence;
- (iii) a decision;
- (iv) a notice, direction or requirement;
- (b) a stated document is a copy of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) ;
- (c) on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not an authority holder;
- (d) on a stated day, or during a stated period, an authority— (i) was or was not in force; or (ii) was or was not subject to a stated condition; or (iii) was or was not suspended or cancelled;