Evidence—certified copies of documents
211 Evidence—certified copies of documents
A certificate signed by the Registrar and stating that:
anything required or permitted to be done by the Act or the repealed Act was done or not done on, or had been done or not been done by, a specified date; or
anything prohibited by the Act or the repealed Act was done or not done on, or had been done or not been done by, a specified date; or
a document was available for public inspection at the Trade Marks Office on a specified date or during a specified period;
is prima facie evidence of the matters so stated.
A copy of, or an extract from, a document held in the Trade Marks Office that is certified by the Registrar to be a true copy or extract is admissible in any proceedings as if it were the original.
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