Electoral Act 2004

(1) 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:

(a) on a day a person was or was not enrolled for a division;

(b) a document is a copy of a notice given under this Act;

(c) on a day a person was given a notice under this Act;

(d) a person was or was not declared to be a candidate for an election;

(e) a nomination of a person to be a candidate in an election was rejected;

(f) an election was properly held;

(g) a person was or was not given a ballot paper for an election;

(h) a person voted or failed to vote in an election;

(i) on a day or during a period a person was or was not registered as the reporting agent of a registered party or candidate;

(j) on a day or during a period no reporting agent was registered for a registered party or candidate;

(k) on a day a person was or was not an authorised officer or officer;

(l) on a day a person was or was not the delegate of the Commission or

Commissioner;

(m) a matter prescribed by the Regulations.

(4) In subsection (3), a reference to a person or thing is a reference to a person or thing stated in the certificate.