sec.88Evidence in legal proceedings

### sec.88 Evidence in legal proceedings This section applies if— a public record, or information contained in a public record, is admissible in evidence in a legal proceeding on its production from proper custody; and the public record is in the custody of the archives. If the archives produces the public record, or a copy of or extract from the record, it is taken to have been produced from proper custody. The archivist, or a member of the staff of the archives authorised by the archivist, may give a certificate about the origin, history, nature or contents of a public record in the custody of the archives. The certificate is admissible in evidence in a legal proceeding as evidence of the matters stated in the certificate. (sec.88-ssec.1) This section applies if— a public record, or information contained in a public record, is admissible in evidence in a legal proceeding on its production from proper custody; and the public record is in the custody of the archives. (sec.88-ssec.2) If the archives produces the public record, or a copy of or extract from the record, it is taken to have been produced from proper custody. (sec.88-ssec.3) The archivist, or a member of the staff of the archives authorised by the archivist, may give a certificate about the origin, history, nature or contents of a public record in the custody of the archives. (sec.88-ssec.4) The certificate is admissible in evidence in a legal proceeding as evidence of the matters stated in the certificate. - (a) a public record, or information contained in a public record, is admissible in evidence in a legal proceeding on its production from proper custody; and - (b) the public record is in the custody of the archives.