sec.65Dealing with documents and other things

sec.65 Dealing with documents and other things

This section applies if a document or other thing is produced to the tribunal in a proceeding. The tribunal may inspect the document or thing. The tribunal may— keep the document or thing for a reasonable period; and make copies of or take extracts from the document, or take photographs of the thing. If the tribunal keeps a document or other thing, the tribunal must permit a person otherwise entitled to possession of the document or thing— for a document—to inspect, make a copy of or take an extract from the document at a reasonable time and place the tribunal decides; or for another thing—to inspect or photograph the thing at a reasonable time and place the tribunal decides. If the tribunal has made a copy of a document under subsection (3) (b) and the principal registrar certifies the copy as a true copy of the original document, the certified copy is admissible in evidence before any court, tribunal or person acting judicially as if it were the original document. (sec.65-ssec.1) This section applies if a document or other thing is produced to the tribunal in a proceeding. (sec.65-ssec.2) The tribunal may inspect the document or thing. (sec.65-ssec.3) The tribunal may— keep the document or thing for a reasonable period; and make copies of or take extracts from the document, or take photographs of the thing. (sec.65-ssec.4) If the tribunal keeps a document or other thing, the tribunal must permit a person otherwise entitled to possession of the document or thing— for a document—to inspect, make a copy of or take an extract from the document at a reasonable time and place the tribunal decides; or for another thing—to inspect or photograph the thing at a reasonable time and place the tribunal decides. (sec.65-ssec.5) If the tribunal has made a copy of a document under subsection (3) (b) and the principal registrar certifies the copy as a true copy of the original document, the certified copy is admissible in evidence before any court, tribunal or person acting judicially as if it were the original document.

• (a) keep the document or thing for a reasonable period; and
• (b) make copies of or take extracts from the document, or take photographs of the thing.
• (a) for a document—to inspect, make a copy of or take an extract from the document at a reasonable time and place the tribunal decides; or
• (b) for another thing—to inspect or photograph the thing at a reasonable time and place the tribunal decides.