(1) In proceedings for
an offence against this Act, an allegation in the complaint—
(a) that
a person named in the complaint is or is not, or was or was not on a specified
date, the holder of a hydroponic equipment dealer's licence; or
(b) that
a person named in the complaint is or is not, or was or was not on a specified
date, approved as a hydroponics industry employee; or
(c) that
a specified person is or is not, or was or was not on a specified date, an
authorised officer; or
(d) that
equipment specified in the complaint was prescribed equipment,
will be accepted as proved in the absence of proof to the contrary.
(2) In any legal
proceedings, a document apparently certified by the Commissioner to be a
licence, approval or other document issued under this Act, or to be a copy of
such a licence, approval or other document, will be accepted as such in the
absence of proof to the contrary.