Racing Integrity Act 2016
sec.230Evidentiary aids
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sec.230 Evidentiary aids
A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive or the commissioner stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is a decision, direction or notice under this Act; a stated thing is a thing that must or may be included in a register kept under this Act; that a stated document is a document kept under this Act; that a stated document is a copy of, or an extract from or part of, a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; that on a stated day— a stated person was given a stated decision, direction or notice under this Act; or a stated person was the holder of a stated licence or approval; or a stated direction or requirement under this Act was given to or made of a stated person. A document purporting to be signed by a steward who was in charge of a race meeting held by a licensed club and stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— on a stated day, or at a stated place, a race meeting was held or allotted to be held by the club; a stated animal competed in, or had been entered to compete in, a race at the race meeting; the times when, under a direction given by the steward, betting with racing bookmakers could take place at the race meeting. (sec.230-ssec.1) A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive or the commissioner stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is a decision, direction or notice under this Act; a stated thing is a thing that must or may be included in a register kept under this Act; that a stated document is a document kept under this Act; that a stated document is a copy of, or an extract from or part of, a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; that on a stated day— a stated person was given a stated decision, direction or notice under this Act; or a stated person was the holder of a stated licence or approval; or a stated direction or requirement under this Act was given to or made of a stated person. (sec.230-ssec.2) A document purporting to be signed by a steward who was in charge of a race meeting held by a licensed club and stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— on a stated day, or at a stated place, a race meeting was held or allotted to be held by the club; a stated animal competed in, or had been entered to compete in, a race at the race meeting; the times when, under a direction given by the steward, betting with racing bookmakers could take place at the race meeting.
- (a) a stated document is a decision, direction or notice under this Act;
- (b) a stated thing is a thing that must or may be included in a register kept under this Act;
- (c) that a stated document is a document kept under this Act;
- (d) that a stated document is a copy of, or an extract from or part of, a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ;