Queensland Consolidated Acts

SECOND-HAND DEALERS AND PAWNBROKERS ACT 2003 - SECT 104

104 Evidence

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

(2) Unless a party by reasonable notice requires proof, the appointment of an official, or the authority of an official to do anything under this Act, must be presumed.

(3) A signature purporting to be the signature of an official is evidence of the signature it purports to be.

(4) A certificate purporting to be signed by an inspector and stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter—

(a) that a specified document is a licence, or a copy of a licence, granted under this Act;

(b) that on a specified day, or during a specified period, a specified person was or was not a licensee;

(c) that a licence—

(i) was or was not granted for a specified term; or

(ii) was or was not in force on a specified day or during a specified period; or

(iii) was or was not subject to a specified condition;

(d) that a document is a copy of a document kept under this Act.

(5) Unless a party by reasonable notice requires proof, an entry in a book, register or record kept by or found at a person’s premises, must be presumed to be made by or with the authority of the person.

(6) In this section—

"official" means—

(a) the chief executive; or

(b) the commissioner of the police service; or

(c) an inspector.