ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1997 - SECT 164 Evidentiary matters

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1997 - SECT 164

    (1)     A certificate purporting to be signed by the authority stating that—

        (a)     on a specified date or during a specified period an environment protection policy was or was not in effect under section 24; or

        (b)     on a specified date or during a specified period, an environmental authorisation—

              (i)     was or was not held by a specified person; or

              (ii)     was or was not in effect; or

              (iii)     was or was not subject to a specified condition; or

        (c)     on a specified date, protection under section 78—

              (i)     was or was not granted in relation to a specified environmental audit report; or

              (ii)     was or was not subject to a specified condition; or

        (d)     on a specified date, a specified environmental improvement plan was or was not approved under section 71; or

        (e)     on a specified date, a specified emergency plan was or was not approved under section 84;

is evidence of the matters so stated.

    (2)     A certificate purporting to be signed by the territory planning authority stating that an area is an area to which the dictionary, definition of "area of high conservation value", paragraph (a), (c) or (d) applies is evidence of the matter stated.