Exhibited Animals Act 2015

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 1 of the following things made, given, issued or kept under this Act—

an appointment, approval or decision;

a notice, direction or requirement;

an exhibited animal authority;

a special exhibition approval;

a record or an extract from a record;

a code of practice;

a guideline;

a register;

a stated document is another document kept under this Act;

a stated document is a copy of, or an extract from or part of, a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b);

on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was or was not the authority holder;

on a stated day, or during a stated period, an exhibited animal authority—

was or was not in force; or

was or was not subject to a stated condition;

on a stated day an exhibition licence was amended by the grant of a special exhibition approval;

on a stated day an exhibited animal authority was suspended for a stated period or cancelled;

on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated appointment, including a person’s appointment as an inspector, was or was not in force for a stated person or thing;

on a stated day—

a stated person was given a stated notice or direction under this Act; or

a stated requirement under this Act was made of a stated person; or

a stated amount was payable under this Act by a stated person.

In a proceeding in which the State applies under section 238 to recover costs incurred by the State, a certificate by the chief executive stating that stated costs were incurred and the way in which, and purpose for which, they were incurred is evidence of the matters stated.