Queensland Consolidated Acts

PROPERTY OCCUPATIONS ACT 2014 - SECT 223

223 Evidentiary provisions

(1) This section applies to a proceeding under this Act.

(2) The appointment or power of an inspector must be presumed unless a party, by reasonable notice, requires proof of—

(a) the appointment; or

(b) the power to do anything under this Act.

(3) A signature purporting to be the signature of the chief executive or an inspector is evidence of the signature it purports to be.

(4) A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive, a member of QCAT, the registrar or an inspector stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter—

(a) a stated document is—

(i) an order, direction, requirement or decision, or a copy of an order, direction, requirement or decision, given or made under this Act; or

(ii) a notice, or a copy of a notice, given under this Act; or

(iii) a record, or a copy of a record, kept under this Act; or

(iv) a document, or a copy of a document, kept under this Act;

(b) on a stated day, a stated person—

(i) was, or was not, the holder of a stated licence or registration certificate under this Act; or

(ii) was given a stated notice, order, requirement or direction under this Act.