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Public Guardian Act 2014
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### sec.135 Evidentiary provisions
This section applies to a proceeding under or in relation to this Act.
Unless a party, by reasonable notice, requires proof of—
the appointment of a community visitor or child advocacy officer under this Act; or
the authority of a community visitor or child advocacy officer to do something under this Act;
the appointment or authority must be presumed.
A signature purporting to be the signature of the public guardian, a community visitor or child advocacy officer is evidence of the signature it purports to be.
A certificate purporting to be signed by the public guardian stating either of the following matters is evidence of the matter—
a stated document is a copy of a notice given or issued under this Act;
on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice under this Act.
(sec.135-ssec.1) This section applies to a proceeding under or in relation to this Act.
(sec.135-ssec.2) Unless a party, by reasonable notice, requires proof of— the appointment of a community visitor or child advocacy officer under this Act; or the authority of a community visitor or child advocacy officer to do something under this Act; the appointment or authority must be presumed.
(sec.135-ssec.3) A signature purporting to be the signature of the public guardian, a community visitor or child advocacy officer is evidence of the signature it purports to be.
(sec.135-ssec.4) A certificate purporting to be signed by the public guardian stating either of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is a copy of a notice given or issued under this Act; on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice under this Act.
- (a) the appointment of a community visitor or child advocacy officer under this Act; or
- (b) the authority of a community visitor or child advocacy officer to do something under this Act;
- (a) a stated document is a copy of a notice given or issued under this Act;
- (b) on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice under this Act.