Dangerous Substances Act 2004

This section applies in relation to a proceeding for an offence against this Act.

A document that appears to be a copy of a licence, approval, notice, order, authority or undertaking under this Act is evidence of the issue or giving of a licence, approval, notice, order, authority or undertaking.

A certificate that appears to be signed by or on behalf of the work health and safety commissioner, and that states any of the following matters, is evidence of the matters:

that there was, or was not, in force a licence, approval, notice, order, authority or undertaking in relation to a stated person or people or premises;

that a licence, approval, notice, order, authority or undertaking authorised or required or did not authorise or require a stated activity at a particular time and place;

that a licence, approval, notice, order, authority or undertaking was or was not subject to stated conditions;

that a substance is or is not a dangerous substance;

that a dangerous substance belongs to or does not belong to a particular class or category of dangerous substances;

that an explosive is or is not a particular kind of explosive;

the receipt or otherwise of a notice, application or payment;

that an amount of fees or another amount is payable under this Act by a stated person.

A certificate that appears to be signed by or on behalf of the work health and safety commissioner, and states anything prescribed by regulation for this section, is evidence of the thing.

A certificate mentioned in subsection (3) or (4) may state anything by reference to a date or period.

A court must accept a certificate or other document mentioned in this section as proof of the matters stated in it if there is no evidence to the contrary.

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