Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts Section 98(1a) is
repealed and the following subsections are inserted instead —
“
(1a) In any prosecution or proceedings for an offence under
this Act an averment in the prosecution notice that the alleged offender was,
at the time of the alleged offence, a person to whom section 64A applied
is to be taken to be proved in the absence of proof to the contrary.
(1b) For the purposes
of any prosecution or proceedings for an offence under this Act or verifying
the accuracy of information provided under Part IVA to another
Australian driver licensing authority, the Director General or a person
authorised by the Director General may issue a certificate stating that a fact
specified in the certificate appears in or is derived from the driver’s
licence register under Part IVA or another record kept by the Director General
under this Act.
(1c) A certificate
purporting to be issued under subsection (1b) or under a law in force in
another jurisdiction that corresponds to that subsection is evidence of any
fact stated in the certificate.
”.