Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Act 2008
99Evidentiary certificates
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99 Evidentiary certificates
(1) A certificate signed by the Commission certifying an entry in the register of licences is evidence in legal proceedings of facts recorded in the entry and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, as proof of those facts.
(2) A certificate signed by the Commission certifying any other matter that appears in the register of licences, or can be deduced or calculated from information recorded in such a register, is evidence in legal proceedings of the matter so certified and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, as proof of that matter.
(3) A certificate signed by the Registrar certifying that a person was or was not the holder of a driver licence or an ancillary certificate under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 on a specified date is admissible in legal proceedings as evidence of the fact so certified and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, as proof of that fact.
(4) A certificate signed by the Registrar certifying that a vehicle was or was not registered under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 on a specified date is admissible in legal proceedings as evidence of the fact so certified and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, as proof of that fact.
(5) A certificate signed by the Registrar or the Commission certifying an entry in a register kept under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 is evidence in legal proceedings of facts recorded in the entry and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, as proof of those facts.
(6) A certificate signed by the Registrar or the Commission certifying any other matter that appears in a register kept under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 , or can be deduced or calculated from information recorded in such a register, is evidence in legal proceedings of the matter so certified and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, as proof of that matter.
(7) [Section 99 Subsection (7) amended by No. 61 of 2011, s. 56, Applied:01 Jul 2013] A certificate signed by the Commission certifying that a person did or did not hold accreditation on a specified date is admissible in legal proceedings as evidence of the fact so certified and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, as proof of that fact.