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NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION (SAFEGUARDS) ACT 1987 - SECT 38J

Evidentiary certificates

  (1)   The Foreign Affairs Minister may issue a certificate stating any of the following matters:

  (a)   that the Nuclear Terrorism Convention entered into force for Australia on a specified day;

  (b)   that the Convention remains in force for Australia or any other State Party on a specified day;

  (c)   a matter relevant to the establishment of jurisdiction by a State Party under paragraph   1 or 2 of Article 9 of the Convention.

  (2)   The Immigration Minister may issue a certificate stating that:

  (a)   a person is or was an Australian citizen at a particular time; or

  (b)   a person is or was a stateless person whose habitual residence is or was in Australia at a particular time.

  (3)   In any proceedings for an offence under this Division, a certificate under this section is prima facie evidence of the matters in the certificate.



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