Water Resources Act 2007

In a prosecution for an offence against this Act, a certificate signed by the authority that includes any of the following statements is evidence of the matters stated:

a statement that, at a stated time or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not the holder of a stated licence;

a statement that, at a stated time or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not the owner of stated land;

a statement that a stated place is, or is not, a waterway or bore;

a statement that, at a stated time or during a stated period, there was or was not, on stated land, a channel or other means (including mechanical means) by which water could be taken;

a statement that, at a stated time or during a stated period, there were or were not, at a stated place, works to increase ground water;

a statement that, at a stated time or during a stated period, there was or was not, a water structure on stated land.