Queensland Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 66

66 Astronomical phenomena

(1) Where in a proceeding there is a question as to the time or duration of any astronomical phenomenon that has occurred or shall occur in relation to a place, a court may admit in evidence a certificate about the question given by the chief executive (surveys).

(2) The certificate may include an explanation of the terms used therein, a statement of their recognised practical application, and the basis for calculating the time or duration of the astronomical phenomenon.

(3) In this section—

"astronomical phenomenon" includes the rising or setting of the sun or moon, the position of the sun or moon, the phase of the moon and the degree of twilight.