(1) The offshore
mining register is admissible in proceedings as evidence of the matters
registered in it.
(2) If the register is
kept by the use of a computer, the Minister may issue a document containing
the details of a matter taken from the register.
(3) The document
issued under subsection (2) is admissible in proceedings as evidence of the
matter.
(4) The Minister may
give a person a certified copy of, or extract from, the register if the person
pays the fee prescribed by the regulations.
(5) The certified copy
is admissible in proceedings without any further proof of, or the production
of, the original.