CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 182 Evidentiary provisions

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 182

182 Evidentiary provisions

(1) This section applies to a proceeding under or in relation to this Act.

(2) Unless a party, by reasonable notice, requires proof of—

(a) the appointment of an authorised officer or honorary officer under this Act; or

(b) the authority of an authorised officer or honorary officer to do an act under this Act;

the appointment or authority must be presumed.

(3) A signature purporting to be the signature of the chief executive or an authorised officer is evidence of the signature it purports to be.

(4) A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter—

(a) a stated document is a copy of a licence, certificate of approval, notice, declaration or decision made, issued or given under this Act;

(b) on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not the holder of a licence or certificate of approval;

(c) a licence or certificate of approval—

(i) was or was not issued or given for a stated term; or

(ii) was or was not in force on a stated day or during a stated period; or

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

(d) on a stated day, a licence or certificate of approval was suspended for a stated period or cancelled;

(e) on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice under this Act;

(f) the whereabouts of a child’s parents could not be ascertained after stated reasonable inquiries;

(g) on a stated day, a family group meeting or conference was held;

(h) a stated entity is an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity for a particular Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child;

(i) another matter prescribed under a regulation.

(5) A document purporting to be the consent of an interstate officer or a delegate of an interstate officer, or purporting to be a copy of the consent of an interstate officer or a delegate of an interstate officer, is evidence of the consent.