South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations (1) For the purposes
of section 87(2)(h) of the Act, in any proceedings for an offence against
the Act, an apparently genuine document purporting to be signed by an analyst
and to certify that an analysis of a substance referred to in the certificate
was carried out by, or under the supervision of, the analyst will, in the
absence of proof to the contrary, be proof of any facts stated in the
certificate—
(a)
tending to identify the substance analysed for the purposes of this Act; and
(b) as
to the weight, amount or quantity of the substance analysed; and
(c)
relating to the nature and results of the analysis.
(2) For the purposes
of section 87(2)(h) of the Act, in any proceedings for an offence against
the Act, an apparently genuine document purporting to be signed by the
Minister and to certify that a person named in the certificate is an analyst
will, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be proof of the matter
certified.
(3) For the purposes
of section 87(2)(h) of the Act, in any proceedings for an offence against
the Act, an apparently genuine document purporting to be signed by the
Minister and to certify that seized property is a tobacco product or an
e-cigarette product will, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be proof of
the matters so certified.
(4) For the purposes
of section 87(2)(h) of the Act, in any proceedings for an offence against
the Act, if a representative sample of a tobacco product, e-cigarette product
or prohibited product is taken under regulation 25(5), an apparently
genuine document purporting to be signed by the Minister and to certify that a
sample represents a specified quantity of the product is, in the absence of
proof to the contrary, proof of the matter certified.