Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In any prosecution
or legal proceeding under the provisions of this Act or the regulations
instituted by or under the direction of the Board, no proof shall be required,
until evidence is given to the contrary, of —
(a) the
constitution of the Board;
(b) any
order of the Board to prosecute;
(c) the
particular or general appointment of any officer or the Board to take
proceedings against any person;
(d) the
powers of the officer to prosecute;
(e) the
appointment of the Chairman or of any nominee member or officer of the Board;
or
(f) the
presence of a quorum at any meeting at which any order is made or any act is
done by the Board.
(2) The production
of —
(a) a
copy of the Government Gazette containing any regulation, declaration, order,
or notice purporting to have been made or given under any of the provisions of
this Act; or
(b) a
copy purporting to be a true copy of any such regulation, declaration, order
or notice certified as such under the hand of the Chairman or an authorised
officer of the Board,
shall be evidence
until the contrary is proved of the due making, existence, confirmation,
approval and giving of such regulation, declaration, order or notice and of
all preliminary steps necessary to give full force and effect to the same.
[Section 13 amended by No. 75 of 1987
s. 6.]