(1) A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter—(a) a stated document is 1 of the following things made, granted, given, issued or kept under this Act—(i) an appointment or decision;(ii) a direction, notice or requirement;(iii) a record in a database or register;(iv) a departmental standard;(v) an emergency order;(vi) an extended practice authority;(vii) a substance authority;(b) a stated document is a code, guideline, protocol or other standard mentioned in this Act;(c) a stated document is a document given to the chief executive under this Act;(d) a stated document is a copy of, or an extract from a part of, a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) ;(e) on a stated day, or for a stated period, a substance authority—(i) was or was not in force; or(ii) was or was not subject to a stated condition;(f) on a stated day, or for a stated period, an appointment as an inspector or State analyst was or was not in force for a stated person;(g) on a stated day—(i) a stated person was given a stated notice or direction under this Act; or(ii) a stated requirement under this Act was made of a stated person; or(iii) a stated amount is payable under this Act by a stated person and has not been paid.
(2) In a complaint starting a proceeding, a statement that the matter came to the knowledge of the complainant on a stated day is evidence of when the matter came to the complainant’s knowledge.
(3) A certificate purporting to be that of a State analyst in relation to a thing seized or taken by an inspector under chapter 5 and stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matters—(a) the analyst’s qualifications;(b) the analyst took, or received from a stated person, the thing;(c) the thing was analysed at a stated place on a stated day or during a stated period;(d) the method used to analyse the thing;(e) the results of the analysis.
(4) In a proceeding in which the chief executive applies under section 213 to recover costs incurred by the chief executive, a certificate by the chief executive stating that stated costs were incurred and the way in which, and purpose for which, they were incurred is evidence of the matters stated.