sec.81Evidentiary provisions

### sec.81 Evidentiary provisions This section applies to any proceeding under or in relation to this Act. It is not necessary to prove the appointment of an authorised officer or the authority of an authorised officer to do any act under this Act. A signature purporting to be that of the executive director or an authorised officer is evidence of the signature it purports to be. A certificate purporting to be signed by the executive director stating that— a specified document is a copy of a notice, order, licence, permit or other authority issued or given under this Act; or on a specified day, or during a specified period, a specified person was or was not the holder of a licence, permit or other authority issued or given under a regulation or another Act; or a licence, permit or other authority was or was not issued or given for a specified term, or was or was not subject to specified conditions; or on a day mentioned in the certificate, a specified person was given a notice under this Act; is evidence of the matter stated in the certificate. A statement in a complaint starting the proceeding of any of the following matters is evidence of the matters— that the matter of the complaint came to the knowledge of the complainant on a specified day; that the place where the offence was committed was in a specified zone in the wet tropics area. (sec.81-ssec.1) This section applies to any proceeding under or in relation to this Act. (sec.81-ssec.2) It is not necessary to prove the appointment of an authorised officer or the authority of an authorised officer to do any act under this Act. (sec.81-ssec.3) A signature purporting to be that of the executive director or an authorised officer is evidence of the signature it purports to be. (sec.81-ssec.4) A certificate purporting to be signed by the executive director stating that— a specified document is a copy of a notice, order, licence, permit or other authority issued or given under this Act; or on a specified day, or during a specified period, a specified person was or was not the holder of a licence, permit or other authority issued or given under a regulation or another Act; or a licence, permit or other authority was or was not issued or given for a specified term, or was or was not subject to specified conditions; or on a day mentioned in the certificate, a specified person was given a notice under this Act; is evidence of the matter stated in the certificate. (sec.81-ssec.5) A statement in a complaint starting the proceeding of any of the following matters is evidence of the matters— that the matter of the complaint came to the knowledge of the complainant on a specified day; that the place where the offence was committed was in a specified zone in the wet tropics area. - (a) a specified document is a copy of a notice, order, licence, permit or other authority issued or given under this Act; or - (b) on a specified day, or during a specified period, a specified person was or was not the holder of a licence, permit or other authority issued or given under a regulation or another Act; or - (c) a licence, permit or other authority was or was not issued or given for a specified term, or was or was not subject to specified conditions; or - (d) on a day mentioned in the certificate, a specified person was given a notice under this Act; - (a) that the matter of the complaint came to the knowledge of the complainant on a specified day; - (b) that the place where the offence was committed was in a specified zone in the wet tropics area.