Evidentiary provisions
170 Evidentiary provisions
This section applies to a legal proceeding under this Act.
(2) A signature purporting to be the signature of the Commissioner is evidence of the signature it purports to be.
(3) A certificate purporting to be signed by the Commissioner stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter:
on a day a person was or was not enrolled for a division;
a document is a copy of a notice given under this Act;
on a day a person was given a notice under this Act;
a person was or was not declared to be a candidate;
(e) a nomination of a person to be a candidate for the election was rejected;
the election was properly held;
a person was or was not given a ballot paper for the election;
a person voted or failed to vote at the election;
(i) on a day a person was or was not an authorised officer or officer;
(j) on a day a person was or was not a delegate of the Commission or Commissioner;
a matter prescribed by regulation.
(4) In subsection (3), a reference to a person or thing is a reference to a person or thing specified in the certificate.
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