Queensland Consolidated Acts

STOCK ACT 1915 - SECT 47

In a proceeding for the purposes of this Act—

(a) it shall not be necessary to prove the appointment of the chief inspector, any inspector, government veterinary officer, authorised veterinary surgeon or other officer or his or her authority to do any act, take any proceeding, or give any direction or order;

(b) a signature purporting to be that of the Minister, chief executive, chief inspector, an inspector, government veterinary officer, authorised veterinary surgeon or other officer shall be taken to be the signature it purports to be until the contrary is proved;

(c) a document purporting to be a copy of a licence, certificate, travel permit, waybill, authority, approval, order or notice under this Act shall upon its production in that proceeding be evidence of that licence, certificate, permit, waybill, travelling stock declaration, authority, approval, order or notice;

(d) a document purporting to be signed by the chief executive stating that at a specified time or during a specified period there was or was not in force a licence, certificate, travel permit, order, notice, approval or authority under this Act as described in the document granted or issued to a specified person or in respect of a specified thing and that such licence, certificate, travel permit, order, notice, approval or authority was or was not subject to the terms, conditions or restrictions set out in the document shall upon its production in that proceeding be evidence of the matters contained in that document;

(e) proof that stock kept on any land have been diseased for a period of 7 days shall be evidence that, at the expiration of that period, the owner of that land knew that the stock were diseased;

(f) proof that travelling stock have been diseased for a period of 2 days shall be evidence that, at the expiration of that period, the owner of the stock knew that the stock were diseased;

(g) proof that stock have been diseased for a period of 7 days shall be evidence that, at the expiration of that period, the person who during that period was the owner of the stock, knew that the stock were diseased;

(h) proof that at any time a carcass or animal product was infected or biological preparation contained contaminating micro-organisms shall be evidence that a person who had that carcass, animal product or biological preparation in the person's possession or charge was aware at that time that the carcass or animal product was infected or biological preparation was contaminated;

(i) an allegation or averment in a complaint—

(i) that any place is or that any act, matter or thing was done or omitted within a specified area;

(ii) that any licence, certificate, travel permit, notice, approval or authority required by or under this Act to be obtained was not duly obtained by the person required to obtain it;

(iii) of the date on which the commission of an offence against this Act came to the knowledge of the complainant;

shall be evidence of that allegation or averment;

(j) where it is alleged by the complainant in any proceedings for a complaint under this Act that any matter or thing was fodder, it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that the matter or thing was fodder.