South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In proceedings for
an offence against this Act—
(a) an
allegation in a complaint that a person is, or was on a specified day, the
owner or person in charge of a specified vessel, aircraft or platform (as the
case may be) shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be deemed to be
proof of the matter alleged; and
(b) any
record kept in pursuance of this Act is admissible as prima facie evidence of
the facts stated in the record; and
(c) a
copy of an entry in such a record, being a copy certified by the person by
whom the record is required to be kept to be a true copy of the entry, is
admissible as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the entry; and
(d) a
document purporting to be a record kept in pursuance of this Act, or
purporting to be such a certified copy as is referred to in
paragraph (c), shall, unless the contrary is established, be deemed to be
such a record or certified copy, as the case may be.
(2) In proceedings for
an offence against this Act, evidence of a distance or position as determined
by the use of an electronic, optical, mechanical or other device by an
inspector or any other competent person shall, in the absence of proof to the
contrary, be accepted as proof of the distance or position.
(3) In proceedings for
an offence against this Act, a statement made in evidence by an inspector that
a place or area described or indicated by him was within coastal waters shall,
in the absence of proof to the contrary, be accepted as proof of the matter so
stated.
(4) In proceedings for
an offence against this Act, any conditions of a permit under this Act may be
proved by the production of an apparently genuine document purporting to be a
copy of the conditions certified by the Minister.