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EDUCATION (GENERAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2006 - SECT 407 Other evidentiary aids

EDUCATION (GENERAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2006 - SECT 407

Other evidentiary aids

407 Other evidentiary aids

(1) A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive and stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter—
(a) a stated document is—
(i) an approval, decision or requirement made under this Act; or
(ii) an exemption granted under section 185 ; or
(iii) an exemption granted under section 244 ; or
(iv) a notice given under this Act;
(b) a stated document is a copy of a document mentioned in paragraph (a) ;
(c) on a stated day, or during a stated period, an authorisation as an authorised officer was, or was not, in force for a stated person;
(d) on a stated day, or during a stated period, an exemption granted under section 185 for a stated child was, or was not, in force;
(e) on a stated day, or during a stated period, an exemption granted under section 244 for a stated young person 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, an institution was—
(i) a State educational institution; or
(ii) a State instructional institution; or
(iii) a State school.
(2) In a proceeding for an offence against section 176 (1)
(a) a certificate purporting to be signed by a State school’s, or non-State school’s, principal—
(i) that a stated child is, or is not, enrolled at the school; or
(ii) stating the details of attendance of a stated child at the school;
is evidence of the matter; and
(b) a certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive that the chief executive consents to the bringing of the proceeding is evidence of the consent; and
(c) a statement in a complaint that a child was of compulsory school age at the time of the offence is evidence of the matter.
(3) A certificate purporting to be signed by a non-State school’s principal and stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter—
(a) a stated document is an exemption granted by the principal under section 185A or 244A ;
(b) a stated document is a copy of a document mentioned in paragraph (a) ;
(c) on a stated day, or during a stated period, an exemption granted by the principal under section 185A for a stated child was, or was not, in force;
(d) on a stated day, or during a stated period, an exemption granted by the principal under section 244A for a stated young person was, or was not, in force.