Evidence relating to prescribed road safety cameras
83A Evidence relating to prescribed road safety cameras
S. 83A(1) amended by No. 55/2009 s. 60.
A certificate containing the prescribed information purporting to be issued by an authorised person certifying—
S. 83A(1)(a) amended by No. 28/2009 s. 30(2)(a).
that a prescribed road safety camera was tested, sealed or used in the prescribed manner; or
S. 83A(1)(b) amended by No. 28/2009 s. 30(2)(b).
that an image or message described in the certificate was produced by a prescribed road safety camera or by a prescribed process; or
S. 83A(1)(c) amended by Nos 28/2009 s. 30(3), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 147.28).
as to any other matter that appears in, or that can be determined from, the records kept in relation to the prescribed road safety camera or the prescribed process by Victoria Police—
is admissible in evidence in any proceedings and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof of the matters stated in the certificate.
S. 83A(1A) inserted by No. 68/2017 s. 76.
For the purposes of section 41(1)(e) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009, a certificate referred to in subsection (1) is the only document relevant to an alleged offence to which section 66 applies.
In this section authorised person means a person authorised for the purposes of this section by the Chief Commissioner of Police.
S. 83B inserted by No. 46/2024 s. 7.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed information
, prescribed manner
). Made under this Act:
- Road Safety (Automated Vehicles) Regulations 2018 · under section 95
- Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2019 · under section 95
- Road Safety (Driving Instructors) Regulations 2020 · under section 95
4 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
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