Averments
31 Averments
In proceedings in respect of an offence against this Act or the Regulations, an averment in the information or complaint that:
a specified person is the Competent Authority or an officer;
a specified person was or was not on a specified day a licensee;
a specified licence contained specified conditions;
(d) a specified substance or thing was at a specified time dangerous goods;
(e) a specified container did on a specified day contain dangerous goods;
(f) specified dangerous goods, being dangerous goods specified in a shipping document carried in or on a vehicle, were transported in or on the vehicle;
(g) specified dangerous goods are dangerous goods of a specified class or kind; or
(h) a specified document is a code of practice in force at a specified time,
is evidence of the fact alleged.
This provision refers to the regulations (the Regulations
). Made under this Act:
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