(1)  In any proceedings for an offence under this Act, the production of a certificate purporting to be signed by the Secretary stating any of the following facts is evidence of those facts:

(a) that on any date or during any period a person was or was not authorised to do anything under an authorisation or was, or was not, exempted from this Act or a specified provision of this Act;

(b) that on any date or during any period any place or thing was or was not the subject of an authorisation or exemption;

(c) that on any date or during any period an authorisation or exemption was cancelled, suspended or for any other reason of no effect;

(d) that on any date or during any period an authorisation or exemption was subject to any specified condition or conditions;

(e) that the holder of an authorisation had taken, received, despatched or sold a quantity, form or type of fish as recorded from records, dockets and returns required to be provided under the Act, regulations or rules;

(f) that on any date or during any period the holder of an authorisation had made a report required to be provided under the Act, regulations or rules and that the information recorded is the information that was reported;

(g) that on any date or during any period the holder of an authorisation had not made a report required to be provided by the Act, regulations or rules;

(h) that a holder of an authorisation had submitted returns indicating particular levels of production or catches of fish over particular periods of time or similar statistical information;

(i) that on any date or during any period a person was or was not –

(i) a supervisor for a particular licence; or

(ii) a supervisor for any licence;

(j) that on any date or during any period a natural person was or was not, for the purposes of a licence, a licensing agent.

(2)  In any proceedings for an offence under this Act, the production of a document purporting to have been prepared in the Department, for or on behalf of the Minister, is evidence of the matters contained in the document.