Evidence of matters relating to Conventions
43 Evidence of matters relating to Conventions
The Foreign Affairs Minister may give a written certificate stating:
that a particular Convention entered into force for a particular country on a particular day; or
that a particular country has not denounced a particular Convention; or
that a particular country has denounced a particular Convention and the denunciation took effect on a particular day.
Australia may be named in a certificate under subsection (1).
A certificate given under subsection (1) is admissible in any proceedings as prima facie evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.
In this section:
Convention means the Hague Convention, the Montreal Convention, the Tokyo Convention or the Protocol.
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