Evidentiary provisions
37 Evidentiary provisions
In civil enforcement proceedings under this Act or in proceedings for an offence against this Act, an allegation that a place referred to in the application, complaint or information is, or was at a specified time, a wilderness protection area or wilderness protection zone or is, or was at a specified time, situated within a wilderness protection area or zone will be accepted as proved in the absence of proof to the contrary.
Where in civil enforcement proceedings under this Act or in proceedings for an offence against this Act, any question arises as to whether the respondent or defendant was duly authorised pursuant to this
Act, the National Parks Act or any other Act to undertake the action the subject of the proceedings, the onus of proving the authorisation lies upon the respondent or defendant.
In civil enforcement proceedings under this Act or in proceedings for an offence against this Act, an allegation that a particular person is, or was at a time specified in the application, complaint or information, a warden will be accepted as proved in the absence of proof to the contrary.
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