Interpretation Ordinance 1958 (CI)

The mere production of a paper purporting to be the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, the Australian Government Gazette or the Government Gazette of the Territory is, in all courts, evidence that the paper is the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, the Australian Government Gazette or the Government Gazette of the Territory, as the case may be, and was published on the day on which it bears date.

Where by a law in force in the Territory the Governor‑General or a Minister is authorized or empowered to make an appointment or do any other act, production of the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, of the Australian Government Gazette or of the Government Gazette of the Territory purporting to contain a copy or notification of that appointment or act is, in all courts, evidence of the appointment or act having been duly made or done.