5Evidence of certain matters

5 Evidence of certain matters

In any proceedings for an offence under this Act –

(a) the naming of a person on any paper or writing to which that offence relates in such a way as to imply that the person is the printer, publisher, seller, distributor, or sender of such a paper or writing, is prima facie evidence that the person is the printer, publisher, seller, distributor, or sender of such a paper or writing; and

(b) an allegation that such a paper or writing is not an original or a copy of a document published or issued out of, or by or under, the authority or with the sanction of a tribunal or judicial authority, is prima facie evidence of the fact alleged.