Methodist Church Act 1911

A printed copy of the latest edition of the "Book of Laws" of the Methodist Church of Australasia purporting to be published by or under the authority of the General Conference and purporting on the face of it to be signed by the President for the time being of the General Conference shall be taken and received in all legal and other proceedings before any court of justice or before any person having by law or consent of parties authority to hear receive and examine evidence as primâ facie evidence of the laws of the said Church for the time being subject to any alterations thereof or additions thereto shown by the Minutes of any General Conference held after the publication of the latest edition of such "Book of Laws".