Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In proceedings for
an offence under this Act a certificate purporting to be signed by the CEO or
the chairman of an animal ethics committee is evidence of the facts stated in
the certificate without proof of the appointment or signature of the
signatory.
(2) A certificate
under subsection (1) signed by the CEO may state —
(a) that
a licence is or is not held by a person; or
(b) the
conditions to which a licence is subject; or
(c) that
a licence is or is not in force; or
(d) the
place to which a licence applies; or
(e) that
a person is or was a general inspector or a scientific inspector; or
(f) the
day or days on which, or the period during which, anything referred to in
paragraphs (a) to (e) applied.
(3) A certificate
under subsection (1) signed by the chairman of an animal ethics committee may
state —
(a) that
the use of an animal in a stated manner for scientific purposes is or is not
approved by the animal ethics committee; or
(b) that
a person is or is not approved by the animal ethics committee to use an animal
for scientific purposes; or
(c) the
conditions to which an approval is subject; or
(d) that
an approval is or is not in force; or
(e) the
place to which an approval applies; or
(f) the
day or days on which, or period during which, anything referred to in
paragraphs (a) to (e) applied.
(4) In proceedings
under this Act a copy of all or part of a code of practice purporting to be
certified by the CEO to be a true copy of that code at the relevant time is
evidence of that code of practice without proof of the appointment or
signature of the CEO.
[Section 83 amended: No. 28 of 2006 s. 354.]