Water Act 1989

For the purposes of proceedings in any court or tribunal, a recording body may issue a certificate under that body's signature or seal (as the case requires) certifying as to any matter—

that is recorded in the part of the water register for which that body is responsible; or

that can be ascertained from—

the part of the water register for which that body is responsible; or

any other records or information maintained by that recording body.

All courts and persons acting judicially must take judicial notice of a recording body's signature or seal (as the case requires) on a certificate issued under subsection (1) and, until the contrary is proved, must presume that it was duly signed or sealed.

In any proceedings, a certificate issued under subsection (1) purporting to be signed or sealed (as the case requires) by a recording body is evidence and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof, of the matters specified in the certificate.