sec.921Evidentiary aids

### sec.921 Evidentiary aids A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is 1 of the following things made, given, granted or kept under this Act— an appointment; an authority or licence; a decision; a notice, direction or requirement; a stated document is a copy of the watercourse identification map as in force on a stated day; a feature or position on the watercourse identification map is a stated feature or stated position; a stated document is a copy of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) ; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not an authority holder; on a stated day, or during a stated period, an authority— was or was not in force; or was or was not subject to a stated condition; or was or was not cancelled; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a person’s appointment as an authorised officer was, or was not, in force; on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice under this Act; on a stated day, a stated requirement was made of a stated person; on a stated day, the chief executive received stated information about water taken, under a stated authorisation to take water under this Act to which the measurement requirements apply, that— was transmitted or otherwise reported by a device, equipment or other thing in accordance with the measurement requirements; or was calculated or measured in accordance with a measurement plan for the authorisation. A statement in a complaint for an offence against this Act that the matter of the complaint came to the knowledge of the complainant on a stated day is evidence of the day it came to the complainant’s knowledge. A certificate purporting to be signed by an authorised officer stating any of the following is evidence of the matters stated— a stated device, equipment or other thing recorded or produced stated information about water taken, interfered with or used during a stated period; a stated measurement system used in accordance with the measurement requirements produced stated information about water taken, under a stated authorisation to take water under this Act to which the measurement requirements apply, during a stated period. s 921 amd 2001 No. 75 s 88 ; 2003 No. 25 s 127 ; 2008 No. 34 s 666 sch 2 ; 2014 No. 64 s 176 ; 2023 No. 24 s 48 (sec.921-ssec.1) A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter— a stated document is 1 of the following things made, given, granted or kept under this Act— an appointment; an authority or licence; a decision; a notice, direction or requirement; a stated document is a copy of the watercourse identification map as in force on a stated day; a feature or position on the watercourse identification map is a stated feature or stated position; a stated document is a copy of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) ; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not an authority holder; on a stated day, or during a stated period, an authority— was or was not in force; or was or was not subject to a stated condition; or was or was not cancelled; on a stated day, or during a stated period, a person’s appointment as an authorised officer was, or was not, in force; on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice under this Act; on a stated day, a stated requirement was made of a stated person; on a stated day, the chief executive received stated information about water taken, under a stated authorisation to take water under this Act to which the measurement requirements apply, that— was transmitted or otherwise reported by a device, equipment or other thing in accordance with the measurement requirements; or was calculated or measured in accordance with a measurement plan for the authorisation. (sec.921-ssec.2) A statement in a complaint for an offence against this Act that the matter of the complaint came to the knowledge of the complainant on a stated day is evidence of the day it came to the complainant’s knowledge. (sec.921-ssec.3) A certificate purporting to be signed by an authorised officer stating any of the following is evidence of the matters stated— a stated device, equipment or other thing recorded or produced stated information about water taken, interfered with or used during a stated period; a stated measurement system used in accordance with the measurement requirements produced stated information about water taken, under a stated authorisation to take water under this Act to which the measurement requirements apply, during a stated period. - (a) a stated document is 1 of the following things made, given, granted or kept under this Act— (i) an appointment; (ii) an authority or licence; (iii) a decision; (iv) a notice, direction or requirement; - (i) an appointment; - (ii) an authority or licence; - (iii) a decision; - (iv) a notice, direction or requirement; - (ba) a stated document is a copy of the watercourse identification map as in force on a stated day; - (bb) a feature or position on the watercourse identification map is a stated feature or stated position; - (b) a stated document is a copy of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) ; - (c) on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not an authority holder; - (d) on a stated day, or during a stated period, an authority— (i) was or was not in force; or (ii) was or was not subject to a stated condition; or (iii) was or was not cancelled; - (i) was or was not in force; or - (ii) was or was not subject to a stated condition; or - (iii) was or was not cancelled; - (e) on a stated day, or during a stated period, a person’s appointment as an authorised officer was, or was not, in force; - (f) on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice under this Act; - (g) on a stated day, a stated requirement was made of a stated person; - (h) on a stated day, the chief executive received stated information about water taken, under a stated authorisation to take water under this Act to which the measurement requirements apply, that— (i) was transmitted or otherwise reported by a device, equipment or other thing in accordance with the measurement requirements; or (ii) was calculated or measured in accordance with a measurement plan for the authorisation. - (i) was transmitted or otherwise reported by a device, equipment or other thing in accordance with the measurement requirements; or - (ii) was calculated or measured in accordance with a measurement plan for the authorisation. - (i) an appointment; - (ii) an authority or licence; - (iii) a decision; - (iv) a notice, direction or requirement; - (i) was or was not in force; or - (ii) was or was not subject to a stated condition; or - (iii) was or was not cancelled; - (i) was transmitted or otherwise reported by a device, equipment or other thing in accordance with the measurement requirements; or - (ii) was calculated or measured in accordance with a measurement plan for the authorisation. - (a) a stated device, equipment or other thing recorded or produced stated information about water taken, interfered with or used during a stated period; - (b) a stated measurement system used in accordance with the measurement requirements produced stated information about water taken, under a stated authorisation to take water under this Act to which the measurement requirements apply, during a stated period.