s 139
In forcePresumptions about authority to do certain things
Part 12Legal proceedings
Division 2Evidence in legal proceedings
139 Presumptions about authority to do certain things
(1)
In the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof is not required in any proceedings for an offence against this Act —
(a)
that the prosecutor is authorised to commence the prosecution; or
(b)
that a signature on the prosecution notice alleging the offence is the signature of a person authorised to commence the prosecution.
(2)
In the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof is not required in any proceedings under this Act that what purports to be a certificate under this Division is the certificate that it purports to be, without proof of the signature or proof that the person signing was a person who could give the certificate.
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