Victorian Current Acts

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1986 - SECT 39

In any legal proceedings under this Act—

        (a)     the production of a copy of the Government Gazette containing any matters required by or under this Act to be published in the Government Gazette is conclusive evidence of those matters; and

        (b)     in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof is not required of—

S. 39(b)(i) substituted by No. 71/2014 s. 9(a).

              (i)     the approval of a person as a POCTA inspector; or

S. 39(b)(ii) amended by Nos 77/1995 s. 33, 46/1998
s. 7(Sch. 1).

              (ii)     the appointment of any other employee in the Department for the purposes of this Act; or

S. 39(b)(iii) amended by Nos 71/2014 s. 9(b), 60/2015 s. 49.

              (iii)     the authority of any authorised officer to take proceedings for an offence of a class referred to in that section; or

S. 39(b)(iv) amended by No. 71/2014 s. 9(c).

              (iv)     the authority of any person authorised under section 24ZW to take proceedings for an offence of a class referred to in that section.

S. 40 amended by Nos 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 161.3(a)(b)), 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 95.5), 71/2014 s. 10.