Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936
sec.32Evidence
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sec.32 Evidence
In any proceeding by or on behalf of the board under this Act it shall not be necessary to prove the appointment or election of the members, chairperson, or registrar of the board. A writing certified by the registrar to be a true copy of or a true extract from any register, book, certificate, notice, list, declaration, statement, document, or writing of any nature whatsoever in the custody of the board or of any officer of the board, shall for all purposes be prima facie evidence of the original of which it purports to be a copy or extract, and shall be receivable in evidence to the same extent as the original. A certificate purporting to be that of the registrar as to— an order or decision made by the board; or an amount owing to the board pursuant to an order of the board; shall upon its production be evidence and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive evidence of the matters contained therein. s 32 amd 1986 No. 6 s 35 ; 2001 No. 63 s 58 sch ; 2006 No. 48 s 33 sch ; 2009 No. 24 s 850 (sec.32-ssec.1) In any proceeding by or on behalf of the board under this Act it shall not be necessary to prove the appointment or election of the members, chairperson, or registrar of the board. (sec.32-ssec.2) A writing certified by the registrar to be a true copy of or a true extract from any register, book, certificate, notice, list, declaration, statement, document, or writing of any nature whatsoever in the custody of the board or of any officer of the board, shall for all purposes be prima facie evidence of the original of which it purports to be a copy or extract, and shall be receivable in evidence to the same extent as the original. (sec.32-ssec.3) A certificate purporting to be that of the registrar as to— an order or decision made by the board; or an amount owing to the board pursuant to an order of the board; shall upon its production be evidence and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive evidence of the matters contained therein.
- (a) an order or decision made by the board; or
- (b) an amount owing to the board pursuant to an order of the board;