Western Australian Current Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1986 - SECT 116A

116A .         Proof not required of certain matters

                In proceedings for an offence under this Act, each of the following matters is taken to have been proved in the absence of proof to the contrary —

            (a)         that the prosecutor is authorised to institute the prosecution;

            (b)         that a signature on the prosecution notice alleging the offence is the signature of a person authorised to institute the prosecution;

            (c)         that at a specified time a specified person was the CEO, an authorised officer or an inspector or a person assisting an inspector under section 89A;

            (d)         that at a specified time a specified authorised person or a specified inspector was authorised to do a specified thing.

        [Section 116A inserted: No. 40 of 2020 s. 96.]