Adoption Act 2009

This section applies to a proceeding under this Act.

A signature purporting to be the signature of any of the following persons is evidence of the signature it purports to be—

the chief executive;

an authorised officer for another State under section 42;

another officer of a jurisdiction outside the State corresponding to the chief executive;

the Minister responsible for administering the Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 (Cwlth).

A certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter—

a stated document is a notice, authorisation or approval given or decision made under this Act;

a stated document is an extract from a register kept under this Act;

a stated document is a copy of a document mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b);

on a stated day, a stated person was given a stated notice or approval under this Act;

the identity of a child’s father could not be ascertained after stated reasonable inquiries;

the location of a stated person could not be ascertained after stated reasonable inquiries;

a stated entity is an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entity for a particular Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child;

a stated individual is an appropriate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in relation to a particular Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child;

another matter prescribed under a regulation.