Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) Act 1995 - SECT 78

Evidence

78. Evidence





(1) In any proceeding for an offence against this Act, a certificate, or a
copy of a certificate, signed or purporting to be signed by the Director,
Deputy Director or Convenor and stating that-

   (a)  a film or publication or computer game is classified as specified in
        the certificate and, if the case requires, the determined markings for
        that type of classification are as specified in the certificate; or

   (ab) a film or publication or computer game was, on a date specified in the
        certificate, classified as specified in the certificate and, if the
        case requires, the determined markings for that type of classification
        were as specified in the certificate; or

   (b)  a classified film or a classified computer game specified in the
        certificate is modified in a manner specified in the certificate; or

   (c)  a film or publication or computer game is not classified, or is not
        classified at a classification specified in the certificate; or

   (ca) a film or publication or computer game, on a date specified in the
        certificate, was not classified or was not classified at a
        classification specified in the certificate; or

   (d)  an advertisement described in the certificate is approved or has been
        refused approval or has not been approved-

is evidence of, and in the absence of evidence to the contrary is proof of,
the matters stated in it.

(2) A certificate referred to in subsection (1) in respect of a film,
publication, computer game or advertisement applies to each copy of the film,
publication, computer game or advertisement the particulars of which correlate
with the particulars in the certificate.