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Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
37Judicial notice and validity of PEPs
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37 Judicial notice and validity of PEPs
37 Judicial notice and validity of PEPs
(1) Judicial notice is to be taken of a policy and of the date of its publication in the Gazette.
(2) It is to be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that all conditions precedent and preliminary steps necessary to the making of a policy under this Act have been complied with and performed.
(3) The validity of a policy may not be questioned in any legal proceedings except those commenced in the Land and Environment Court by any person within 3 months after the date of its publication in the Gazette.