Facilitation of proof
31 Facilitation of proof
In any prosecution for an offence against this Act —
it is not necessary to prove the appointment of the Commissioner or any person appointed by the Commissioner to institute and conduct proceedings on the Commissioner’s behalf or his authority, but nothing in this paragraph prevents the right of the accused to prove the extent of that authority; and
a signature purporting to be that of the Commissioner or a person appointed by the Commissioner shall be taken to be the signature of the person whose signature it purports to be until the contrary is proved; and
a statement signed by the Commissioner that a licence of the description mentioned in the statement has or has not been granted under this Act to or in relation to any person, firm or body corporate specified in the statement, or as to the date of issue or renewal and the particulars contained in any such licence or the conditions, limitations or restrictions imposed thereon, is evidence of the matters specified in the statement; and
the allegation in or averment in any prosecution notice that any premises were used, at the time stated therein, for the purposes of carrying on the business of an employment agent is evidence thereof; and
any work done in any premises used for the purposes of carrying on the business of an employment agent shall be deemed to have been done, and any person employed therein shall be deemed to have been employed, with the knowledge and by the authority of the person responsible for the management of that business unless the contrary is proved.
[Section 31 amended: No. 70 of 1990 s. 6; No. 55 of 2004 s. 288 and 294; No. 84 of 2004 s. 79 and 82; No. 8 of 2009 s. 51(3).]
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