(1) At the hearing of a prosecution for an offence mentioned in an infringement notice, the following certificates are evidence of the facts stated in the certificate:
(a) a certificate signed by the Minister or an authorised officer and stating that:

(i)

the infringement notice was served on the alleged offender; and

(ii)

the infringement notice penalty has not been paid in accordance with this Part;

(b)

a certificate signed by the Minister or an authorised officer and stating that the notice was withdrawn on a day specified in the certificate;

(c) a certificate signed by the Minister and stating that:

(i)

a further period was refused, under regulation 6.04, for payment of the infringement notice penalty; and

(ii)

the infringement notice penalty has not been paid in accordance with this Part;

(d) a certificate signed by the Minister and stating that:

(i)

for regulation 6.04, the further time mentioned in the certificate for payment of the infringement notice penalty was granted; and

(ii)

the infringement notice penalty was not paid in accordance with the notice or within the further time.

(2)

A certificate that purports to have been signed by the Minister or an authorised officer is taken to have been signed by that person unless the contrary is proved.

(3) In this regulation:
"authorised officer" means a person who:

(a)

is authorised in writing by the Secretary to exercise powers under this regulation; and

(b)

is an employee of the Department; and

(c)

is an SES employee or an acting SES employee.