Evidence of certain matters may be stated in certificate
147 Evidence of certain matters may be stated in certificate
In proceedings under this Act, a certificate under subsection (2) purportedly given by the Board or the registrar is sufficient evidence of the matters stated in it, except so far as the contrary is shown.
A certificate may state 1 or more of the following —
that a person is or was, or is not or was not —
a veterinarian;
a WA veterinarian;
an interstate veterinarian;
a veterinary nurse;
an authorised person;
that a person does or does not, or did or did not, hold a specified category of registration;
that a veterinarian is or was, or is not or was not, registered in a particular specialty as a veterinary specialist;
any conditions to which the registration of a person is or was subject;
that the registration of a person has or had been suspended or cancelled by a regulatory authority;
that a person was disqualified from applying for registration or being registered as a veterinarian by a regulatory authority;
that premises are or were, or are not or were not, veterinary premises;
details of an entry in the register;
the day or days on which, or period during which, anything referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (h) applied.
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