South Australian Current Acts

MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 142

142—Facilitation of proof

In proceedings for an offence against this Act—

            (a)         proof that a motor vehicle does not bear a distinguishing number as prescribed by this Act, or that a motor vehicle bears a number other than the number issued under this Act in respect of that motor vehicle is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, proof that the motor vehicle is not registered;

            (c)         the allegation in an information that a place is a street or road is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, proof that that place is a road within the meaning of this Act;

            (d)         the allegation in an information that at the time mentioned in the information there was not in force in respect of a particular motor vehicle a policy of insurance complying with Part 4 is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, proof of the fact so alleged;

            (e)         the allegation in an information that a person performed a specified act for or in expectation of any fee or reward or benefit, or in the course of a business, is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, proof of the fact so alleged;

            (f)         a document purporting to be a certificate signed by a police officer of or above the rank of inspector stating that a person specified in the certificate was or was not given an accident towing direction on a specified day and in relation to a motor vehicle and accident specified in the certificate is proof of the matters so stated in the absence of proof to the contrary.