Other evidentiary provisions
231 Other evidentiary provisions
In support of an allegation in a complaint or indictment about either of the following relating to a place, until the contrary is proved, it is sufficient to prove a bet was made or settled with, or paid to, a person at that place—
that the place stated in the complaint or indictment is an illegal betting place;
that a person is conducting bookmaking at the place stated in the complaint or indictment.
A statement in a complaint or indictment of 1 or more of the following matters is evidence, for this Act, of the matter or matters—
a place was a public place at a stated time;
a particular person was, at a stated time, an occupier of a stated place;
a particular person was, at a stated time, a member of or holder of an office in the committee of a stated licensed club or other stated association;
on a stated day a race meeting was held, or allotted to be held, at a stated place;
an animal known by a stated name competed in, or had been entered to compete in, a race meeting on a stated day.
A statement in a complaint for an offence against this Act that the matter of the complaint came to the knowledge of the complainant on a stated day is evidence of when the matter came to the complainant’s knowledge.
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