Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) In this section,
"certified copy" means a copy certified by the Secretary to be a true copy.
(2) If an inspector has seized or required possession of any document or other record –
(a) the Secretary may retain that document or other record for so long as is necessary for the purposes of this Act; and
(b) the inspector must provide written notice of that seizure to the owner as soon as practicable; and
(c) on the request of a person who would be entitled to possession of the document or other record if it were not in the possession of the Secretary, the Secretary must provide that person with a certified copy of the document or other record as soon as practicable.
(3) A certified copy of a document or other record referred to in subsection (2) is to be received in all courts and elsewhere as evidence of the matters contained in the copy as if it were the original.