(1) A photograph that
is certified by an officer of the Library Board of Western Australia, as being
a true reproduction of, or of part of, any book or other printed matter or of
any document, in the custody and control of that board, is admissible in
evidence, to the same extent that the book or other printed matter or the
original document would, if produced, be admissible.
(2) In this section,
officer of the Library Board of Western Australia means an officer appointed
by that board under the provisions of section 6 of the
Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951 ; and judicial notice shall, for
the purposes of this section, be taken of the official signature of every such
officer.
[Section 65A inserted: No. 11 of 1964 s. 3.]