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 Act, is evidence of the statements contained in the affidavit. Presumption (7) If evidence is offered under this section by an affidavit from which it appears that the person making the affidavit is an employee of the Agency, it is not necessary to prove the signature of the person or that the person is such an employee, nor is it necessary to prove the signature or official character of the person before whom the affidavit was sworn. Proof of documents (8) Every document purporting to have been executed under or in the course of the administration or enforcement of this Act over the name in writing of the Minister, the Commissioner or an employee authorized to exercise the powers or perform the duties of the Minister under this Act is deemed to be a document signed, made and issued by the Minister, the Commissioner or the employee, unless it has been called into question by the Minister or a person acting for the Minister or for Her Majesty in right of Canada. Mailing date (9) If a notice or demand that the Minister is required or authorized under this Act to send by mail to a person is mailed to the person, the day of mailing is deemed to be the date of the notice or demand. Date when assessment made (10) If a notice of assessment has been sent by the Minister as required under this Act, the assessment is deemed to have been made on the day of mailing of the notice of assessment. Proof of return (11) In a prosecution for an offence under this Act, the production of a return, an application, a certificate, a statement or an answer required under this Act, purporting to have been filed or delivered by or on behalf of the person charged with the offence or to have been made or signed by or on behalf of that person, is evidence that the return, application, certificate, statement or answer was filed or delivered by or on behalf of that person or was made or signed by or on behalf of that person. Proof of return — printouts (12) For the purposes of this Act, a document presented by the Minister purporting to be a printout of the information in respect of a person shall be received as evidence and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof of the return filed by the person. Proof of return — production of returns, etc. (13) In a proceeding under this Act, the production of a return, an application, a certificate, a statement or an answer required under this Act, purporting to have been filed, delivered, made or signed by or on behalf of a person, is evidence that the return, application, certificate, statement or answer was filed, delivered, made or signed by or on behalf of that person. Evidence (14) In a prosecution for an offence under this Act, an affidavit of an employee of the Agency, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, setting out that the employee has charge of the appropriate records and that an examination of the records shows that an amount required under this Act to be paid to the Receiver General has not been received by the Receiver General, is evidence of the statements contained in the affidavit. Probative force of copy (15) Any copy of an original record made under section 79 that is purported to be certified by the Minister or an employee to be a copy of the original record is evidence of the nature and content of the original record, and has the same probative force as the original record would have if it were proven in the ordinary way.