Crime and Corruption Act 2001

This section applies to a proceeding before a court or tribunal.

It is not necessary to prove the appointment of an appointed person or the power of an appointed person to do something, unless a party to the proceeding, by reasonable notice of at least 7 days, requires proof.

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

a person’s appointment as an appointed person was, or was not, in force on a stated day or during a stated period;

a matter relevant to an investigation by the commission or the commission’s operations;

a stated document is a copy of a document made under this Act;

a thing done by a person purporting to act under authority conferred by this Act;

the purpose for which an act was done, or omission made, by a person purporting to act for the purposes of the commission.

A signature purporting to be the signature of an appointed person is evidence of the person’s signature.

Judicial notice must be taken of—

the official signature of a person who is, or has been, chairperson; and

the fact that the person is, or has been, chairperson.

In this section—appointed person means—

a commissioner; or

a commission officer.