(1) 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
1 of the following things made, given, granted or kept under this Act—
(i)
an appointment;
(ii) an authority or licence;
(iii) a decision;
(iv) a
notice, direction or requirement;
(ba) a stated document is a copy of the
watercourse identification map as in force on a stated day;
(bb) a feature or
position on the watercourse identification map is a stated feature or stated
position;
(b) a stated document is a copy of a thing mentioned in paragraph
(a) ;
(c) on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or
was not an authority holder;
(d) on a stated day, or during a stated period,
an authority—
(i) was or was not in force; or
(ii) was or was not subject
to a stated condition; or
(iii) was or was not cancelled;
(e) on a stated
day, or during a stated period, a person’s appointment as an authorised
officer 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.
(2) A statement in a complaint for
an offence against this Act that the matter of the complaint came to the
knowledge of the complainant on a stated day is evidence of the day it came to
the complainant’s knowledge.
(3) A certificate purporting to be signed by
an authorised officer stating that during a stated period a stated quantity of
water passed through a device used for recording the taking of, interfering
with, or use of water is evidence of the matters stated.
