Western Australian Consolidated Acts

POISONS ACT 1964 - SECT 61

61 .         Evidence of qualifications

                In all courts and before all persons and bodies authorised to receive evidence, in the absence of evidence to the contrary —

            (a)         a certificate purporting to be issued by the CEO and stating that a person is or is not, or was or was not, on a certain date or for a certain period the holder of a licence, permit or authority under this Act is evidence of that matter; and

            (b)         the production of a copy of the Gazette containing the list as last published under section 59 in relation to the time in question of persons holding licences or permits under this Act is, if the name of the accused does not appear in the list, prima facie proof that he or she is not a person who holds a licence or permit under this Act; and

            (c)         a certificate purporting to be issued by the Registrar as defined in the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1960 section 2 that any person is or is not, or was or was not, on a certain date or for a certain period a registered veterinary surgeon is evidence of that matter.

        [Section 61 inserted by No. 35 of 2010 s. 133.]