(1) In proceedings for
an offence against this Act, an allegation in the prosecution notice of any of
the following matters is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, taken to
be proved —
(a) that
at a specified time a building permit, a demolition permit, an occupancy
permit, or a building approval certificate was or was not in effect in
relation to specified building or demolition work or to a specified building
or incidental structure;
(b) that
at a specified time a person was named as the builder on a specified building
permit, or as the demolition contractor on a specified demolition permit;
(c) that
at a specified time a specified person was an owner or occupier of specified
land;
(d) that
at a specified time the State, a specified special permit authority or a
specified local government was a, or the, permit authority for a specified
building or incidental structure;
(e) that
at a specified time a specified building or incidental structure was located
in a specified local government district or, if located as proposed, would
have been located in a specified local government district;
(f) that
at a specified time a declaration under section 39(2) was or was not in
effect;
(g) that
at a specified time a person held a specified office.
(2) In subsection (1)
—
specified means specified in the prosecution
notice.