Forest Practices Act 1985

In any proceedings under this Act, the production of a certificate purporting to be signed by the chairperson of the Board stating that, at a time or during a period specified in the certificate – a person specified in the certificate was or was not the chief forest practices officer; or a person specified in the certificate was or was not a forest practices officer; or a person specified in the certificate was or was not appointed under section 38 as an officer for the purposes of this Act; or a person specified in the certificate was authorized under this Act to take an action specified in the certificate; or there was or was not a certified forest practices plan in existence in respect of land described in the certificate; or land described in the certificate was a private timber reserve – is evidence of the matter stated in the certificate.

For the purpose of subsection (1)(e) and (f), land may be described by means of a verbal description or a plan, or both.

A certificate under subsection (1) may contain any one or more of the statements that may be made under that subsection.