65HInfringement notices—evidentiary certificates

65H Infringement notices—evidentiary certificates

(1) The Executive Director may sign a certificate that states any of the following in relation to an infringement notice served on a person: (a) that the amount payable under the infringement notice was not paid by the person within the time specified in the notice; (b) that the Executive Director granted, or refused to grant, an extension of time to the person to pay the amount payable under the infringement notice; (c) that the amount payable under the infringement notice was not paid by the person within the period specified in the extension; (d) that the infringement notice was withdrawn under section 106 of the Regulatory Powers Act on a day specified in the certificate. (2) At a hearing of a prosecution for an offence mentioned in an infringement notice, a certificate signed by the Executive Director in accordance with subsection (1) is prima facie evidence of the matters stated in the certificate. (3) A certificate must not be admitted in evidence at a hearing of a prosecution for an offence mentioned in an infringement notice unless: (a) the person charged with the offence; or (b) a barrister or solicitor who has appeared for the person in relation to the hearing; has, at least 14 days before the certificate is sought to be so admitted, been given a copy of the certificate together with notice of the intention to produce the certificate as evidence in the hearing. (4) A certificate that purports to be signed by the Executive Director is taken to have been signed by the Executive Director unless the contrary is proved.