South Australian Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 1988 - SECT 43

43—Evidence

        (1)         In any proceedings a document apparently signed by the Minister certifying a matter relating to—

            (a)         an entry in the Register of Aboriginal Sites and Objects; or

            (b)         a direction or determination made or an authorisation given under this Act; or

            (c)         the appointment of an inspector; or

            (d)         the delegation of a power or function by the Minister under this Act,

constitutes, in the absence of proof to the contrary, proof of the matter certified.

        (2)         In any legal proceedings, an apparently genuine document appearing to be a copy of an Aboriginal heritage agreement certified by the Minister, is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, proof of the agreement and its terms.