Ministerial certificates relating to proceedings
72.8 Ministerial certificates relating to proceedings
The Minister administering the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 may issue a certificate stating any of the following matters:
that the Convention entered into force for Australia on a specified day;
that the Convention remains in force for Australia or any other State Party on a specified day;
a matter relevant to the establishment of jurisdiction by a State Party under paragraph 1 or 2 of Article 6 of the Convention.
The Minister administering the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 may issue a certificate stating that:
a person is or was an Australian citizen at a particular time; or
a person is or was a stateless person whose habitual residence is or was in Australia at a particular time.
In any proceedings, a certificate under this section is prima facie evidence of the matters in the certificate.
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