Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts82. Proof of adoption
In any proceedings in a court of the Territory, a document purporting to be -
(a) the original or a certified copy or certified extract of an order effecting an adoption (wherever effected); or
(b) a certified copy of an entry in a public official record of the adoption of a child (wherever kept), or an extract giving particulars of the entry, signed by the person having custody of the record,
is prima facie evidence of the adoption and of the facts stated therein.